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опло́т — meaning in English

oplot

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English meaning

  • bulwark noun A defensive wall or rampart.
  • fastness noun The quality or state of being fast (in various senses).
  • mainstay noun A chief support.
  • pillar noun A tall vertical post, usually supporting part of a building.
  • 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

опло́т is used for these senses in English:

  • bulwark A defense or safeguard.
  • fastness (archaic) Of a fortress or other place: the quality or state of being secure from access or attack; safety, security.
  • mainstay A chief support.
  • pillar (figuratively) An essential part of something that provides support.
  • rampart A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
  • stronghold (figuratively) A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.

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.

fastness — full definition

  1. noun The quality or state of being fast (in various senses).
  2. noun The quality or state of being strongly attached; firmness, secureness, tenacity.
  3. noun The ability of a dye to withstand fading.
  4. noun The quality or state of moving quickly; quickness, rapidity, swiftness.

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