suojamuuri — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
suojamuuri is used for these senses in English:
bulwark — full definition
- noun A defensive wall or rampart.
- noun A defense or safeguard.
- noun A breakwater.
- noun The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
hedge — full definition
- noun A row of closely planted bushes or shrubs forming a barrier or boundary.
- noun A financial move made to reduce or offset the risk of a loss elsewhere.
- noun A vague or noncommittal statement made to avoid being pinned down.
- verb To avoid giving a straight answer or firm commitment.