n.[C]

1. 堡壘，壁壘
   Everybody knows that Kin-men is a strong bulwark which cannot be taken easily by an enemy.

   每個人都知道，金門是座堅強的堡壘，不容易被攻佔。

2. 防波堤，堤岸
   The new dam was a bulwark against future floods.

   新水壩是將來抵禦洪水的屏障。

3. （船的）舷牆[P]
4. 保障
   Law is the bulwark of society.

   法律是社會的保障。

vt.

1. 築壘保衛
2. 保護，使安全

n.

1. a defensive wall.
2. an extension of a ship's sides above deck level.