paaluvarustus — meaning in English

English meaning

• bulwark noun A strong wall built for defense.
• palisade noun A fence of strong stakes or iron bars set upright in the ground, built as a defense or barrier.

Senses

paaluvarustus is used for these senses in English:

• bulwark A defensive wall or rampart.
• palisade (military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.

bulwark — full definition

1. noun A strong wall built for defense.
2. noun Something or someone that protects against harm.
3. noun A barrier built out into the sea to protect a coast or harbor from waves.
4. noun The raised side of a ship above deck level, which stops waves and people from going overboard.

palisade — full definition

1. noun A fence of strong stakes or iron bars set upright in the ground, built as a defense or barrier.
2. noun A line of tall cliffs, especially ones with a striking vertical, column-like face along a river. Usually in the plural.
3. noun In botany, the layer of tall, closely packed cells just below the upper surface of a leaf where most photosynthesis happens. Usually palisade layer or palisade mesophyll.

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