bulwark Definition

rampart, seawall, breakwater, wall, jetty, groyne, mole, bastion, groin, protector, pillar, shield, safeguard, fortress, stronghold, railing, citadel, beacon, protection, heartland, outpost, fort, barrier, bulkhead, arsenal, partition, armoury, guarantee, flagship, bunker, rail, defence, septum, redoubt, buttress, counterweight, edifice, stalwart, counterbalance, ally, linchpin, counterforce, lynchpin, crownwork, defensive structure, bridgehead, hegemony, fulcrum, deterrent, antidote, hegemon, cornerstone, propugnacle, fountainhead, gerontocracy, hornwork, guerite, embodiment, handmaiden, precursor, monocracy, counterguard, beachhead, guarantor, upholder, backbone, launching pad, barmkin, fortalice, fortification, vestige, buffer, afforcement, personification, despotism, autocracies, savior, wellspring, harbinger, anathema, medievalism, vanguard, manifestation, reminder, launchpad, bedrock, votary, underpinning, castellate, caponier, exemplar, deterrence, superpower, counterpoise, imperium, gatekeeper, fomenter, keystone, conduit, foothold,