bolwerk — meaning in English

English meaning

bastion noun A projecting section of a fort or castle wall, built to give defenders a better line of fire.
battlement noun A wall built with regular gaps at the top, from behind which defenders could shoot at attackers.
bulwark noun A strong wall built for defense.
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.

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.

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.

noun A wall built with regular gaps at the top, from behind which defenders could shoot at attackers.
noun A tall wall built to defend a place.
noun (literary) The high roof of the sky.