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suojamuuri — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bulwark noun A defensive wall or rampart.
  • hedge noun A row of closely planted bushes or shrubs forming a barrier or boundary.
  • rampart noun A defensive wall or raised bank of earth surrounding a fort or town, often topped with a walkway.

Senses

suojamuuri is used for these senses in English:

  • bulwark A defensive wall or rampart.
  • bulwark A defense or safeguard.
  • hedge A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
  • rampart A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.

bulwark — full definition

  1. noun A defensive wall or rampart.
  2. noun A defense or safeguard.
  3. noun A breakwater.
  4. 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

  1. noun A row of closely planted bushes or shrubs forming a barrier or boundary.
  2. noun A financial move made to reduce or offset the risk of a loss elsewhere.
  3. noun A vague or noncommittal statement made to avoid being pinned down.
  4. verb To avoid giving a straight answer or firm commitment.

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