bulwark

noun

1. a protective structure of stone or concrete
extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

Synonym: breakwatergroingroynemoleseawalljetty

2. a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)

3. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

e.g. they stormed the ramparts of the city
they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down

Synonym: rampartwall

verb

1. defend with a bulwark

1. 防护；壁垒
A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something protects it.

e.g. The abbeys were founded in the 12th century by King David as a bulwark against the English...
这些修道院是12世纪大卫王用来抵御英国人而修建的堡垒。
e.g. The House of Lords is the only bulwark of democracy in this country.
在这个国家，上议院是唯一的民主堡垒。

1. 壁垒：从亡灵壁垒(Bulwark)和冰凤岗(Chillwind Point)的NPC们提供的线索可以知道,灰烬使者是由Archmage所锻造,而他是血色十字军(Scarlet Crusade)的武器供应商.

2. bulwark

2. 甲板上的船舷：bull's eye 舷窗 | bulwark 甲板上的船舷 | capstan 起锚机