how to pronounce bulwark

/ˈbʊl.wək/

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bulwark is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of bulwark in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… it is the bulwark of virginity said …”

meanings of bulwark

noun:

A defensive wall or rampart.
A defense or safeguard.
Any means of defence or security.
A breakwater.
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.

verb:

To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
To provide protection of defense for something.

bulwark frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bulwark occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.