All bulwark synonyms

noun bulwark

• mainstay — Nautical. the stay that secures the mainmast forward.
• bastion — If a system or organization is described as a bastion of a particular way of life, it is seen as being important and effective in defending that way of life. Bastion can be used both when you think that this way of life should be ended and when you think it should be defended.
• fortress — a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel.
• redoubt — Mount, an active volcano in S Alaska, on the Alaska Peninsula: highest peak in the Aleutian Range. 10,197 feet (3108 meters).
• stronghold — a well-fortified place; fortress.
• parapet — Fortification. a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification. an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification.
• barrier — A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.
• protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
• partition — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
• buffet — A buffet is a meal of cold food that is displayed on a long table at a party or public occasion. Guests usually serve themselves from the table.
• citadel — In the past, a citadel was a strong building in or near a city, where people could shelter for safety.
• guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
• defense — the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
• rampart — Fortification. a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet. such an elevation together with the parapet.
• security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
• safeguard — something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
• buttress — Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
• fort — a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
• outwork — to work harder, better, or faster than.
• vallation — a rampart or entrenchment.