Bulwark
31bulwark — the side of a ship above the deck Nautical Terms …
32bulwark — bul·wark || bÊŠlwÉ™k n. stout defense wall, fortress wall …
33bulwark — [ bʊlwək] noun 1》 a defensive wall. 2》 an extension of a ship s sides above deck level. Origin ME: from Mid. Low Ger. and MDu. bolwerk …
34bulwark — n. 1. Rampart, redoubt, fortification. 2. Security, safeguard, palladium, protection, main reliance, chief defence …
35bulwark — n rampart, redoubt, bastion, demilune, redan, ravelin; fortification, breastwork, outwork; wall, fence, palisade, barricade, barrier; abutment, embankment, bank, buffer, buttress, damn, dike, levee …
36bulwark — bul·wark …
37bulwark — Pale, pale kai …
38bulwark — Fore and aft vertical plating immediately above the upper edge of the sheer strake …
39bulwark — n. 1 a defensive wall, esp. of earth; a rampart; a mole or breakwater. 2 a person, principle, etc., that acts as a defence. 3 (usu. in pl.) a ship s side above deck. Etymology: ME f. MLG, MDu. bolwerk: see BOLE(1), WORK …
40Bulwark Gate — At Tower Hill. Two signs, the Crooked Billet and the Lion Rampant, described as at the Bulwarke Gate, 1649 72 (Burn, 35). Perhaps one of the Tower Gates or a gate in the Wall …