bulwark

[ UK /bˈʊlwɔːk/ ]
[ US /ˈbʊɫwɝk/ ]

NOUN

a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down
they stormed the ramparts of the city
a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)

VERB

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How To Use bulwark In A Sentence

Mainland authorities are banking on consumer spending to provide a bulwark against weaker capital investment and to broaden the economy's base of growth.
During the Cold War, the US needed Japan to act as a bulwark in Asia against the spread of communism.
The trust lets you stand as a bulwark against any onslaughts on the papers' editorial freedom.
In the Cold War, Western Europe was indispensable as a strategic bulwark for the US.
They're given this bulwark of regular funding which they have come to regard as their right. Times, Sunday Times
They're given this bulwark of regular funding which they have come to regard as their right. Times, Sunday Times
But they also provide an important bulwark against casual bigotry. Times, Sunday Times
There are substantial bulwarks around the side and forward decks for secure footing, and a large foredeck locker, with the anchors stowed on the bowsprit.
Many of these vessels arrived with loss of bulwarks, boats, and galleys, and in all cases with a greater proportion of sickness and deaths than those not exposed to the fury of the gale.
Thus, the army appeared at the time to be not merely a strong bulwark, not merely a political counterweight to the mass populism of the Hitler movement.