bulwark
/ˈbʊlwək/noun
उच्चारण बुल्वक
रक्षक, सुरक्षा-कवच, गढ़
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[C] ~ (against sth) formal
a person or thing that protects or defends something
रक्षक, सुरक्षा-कवच, गढ़
- The judiciary is a bulwark against tyranny.
- A free press is a bulwark of democracy.
- Strong institutions are a bulwark against corruption.
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- The army was seen as a bulwark against invasion.
- Education remains the best bulwark against poverty.
- Family traditions served as a bulwark for the community in hard times.
Synonyms protection defence safeguard shield bastion
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[C]
a wall built as a defence
परकोटा, रक्षा-दीवार
- the old bulwarks of the fort
- The soldiers stood behind the bulwark of the old fort.
- Waves crashed against the bulwark that protects the harbour.
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- Tourists climbed the ancient bulwark for a view of the sea.
- Engineers rebuilt the bulwark after the storm damaged it.
Synonyms rampart wall fortification embankment barricade
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
protection defence safeguard shield bastion rampart wall fortification embankment barricade
Antonyms
AaSpelling
bul·wark
Spelling and pronunciation: bul-wark, /ˈbʊlwək/, with -wark (not 'bullwork' or 'bulwork').
Spelling और pronunciation में bul-wark, /ˈbʊlwək/, अंत में -wark ('bullwork' या 'bulwork' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the protection words together: bulwark (a strong defence), bastion (a place or group that strongly defends a belief), rampart (a defensive wall), shield, safeguard.
सुरक्षा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: bulwark (मज़बूत रक्षा), bastion (किसी विश्वास की मज़बूती से रक्षा करने वाली जगह या समूह), rampart (रक्षा-दीवार), shield, safeguard।
§Grammar and usage
A bulwark against sth.
Bulwark के बाद preposition 'against' आता है: a bulwark against sth। इसका अर्थ है किसी ख़तरे से बचाने वाली मज़बूत ढाल।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A bulwark of democracy, a bulwark against corruption.
Collocations: a bulwark of democracy (लोकतंत्र की रक्षा करने वाला मज़बूत सहारा), a bulwark against corruption (भ्रष्टाचार के विरुद्ध ढाल)।