bolwerk — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bastion noun A projecting section of a fort or castle wall, built to give defenders a better line of fire.
- battlement noun In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
- bulwark noun A defensive wall or rampart.
- rampart noun A defensive wall or raised bank of earth surrounding a fort or town, often topped with a walkway.
- stronghold noun A fortified place built to resist attack.
Senses
bolwerk is used for these senses in English:
- bastion (architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- battlement In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
- bulwark A defensive wall or rampart.
- rampart A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
- stronghold A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
- stronghold (figuratively) A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.
bastion — full definition
- noun A projecting section of a fort or castle wall, built to give defenders a better line of fire.
- noun A place, group, or person that firmly protects and upholds something, such as an idea or value.
battlement — full definition
- noun In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
- noun Any high wall for defense.
- noun The towering roof of heaven.