Bulwark vs. Defense — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bulwark and Defense
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Bulwark
A wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; a rampart.
Defense
The act of defending against attack, danger, or injury.
Bulwark
Something serving as a defense or safeguard
"We have seen the necessity of the Union, as our bulwark against foreign danger" (James Madison).
Defense
A means or method of defending or protecting.
Bulwark
A breakwater.
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Defense
(Sports) The act or an instance of defending a championship against a challenger
Will box in his third defense of his title.
Bulwark
Often bulwarks The part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck.
Defense
An argument in support or justification of something.
Bulwark
To fortify with a wall, embankment, or rampart.
Defense
The act of defending a case.
Bulwark
To provide defense or protection for
"the wetland that bulwarked the pond" (Edward Hoagland).
Defense
A fact or law that provides a full or partial exoneration of the defendant against the charges or claims made in a lawsuit or prosecution.
Bulwark
A defensive wall or rampart.
Defense
The defendant and the defendant's legal counsel.
Bulwark
A defense or safeguard.
Defense
The science or art of defending oneself; self-defense.
Bulwark
A breakwater.
Defense
The means or tactics used in trying to stop the opposition from scoring.
Bulwark
(nautical) 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.
Defense
The team or those players on the team attempting to stop the opposition from scoring.
Bulwark
(figurative) Any means of defence or security.
Defense
Defending ability or potential.
Bulwark
(transitive) To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
Defense
The provision of personnel and resources for military purposes
Proposed spending more on defense.
Bulwark
(transitive) To provide protection of defense for something.
Defense
To attempt to stop (the opposition) from scoring.
Bulwark
A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.
Defense
To play defense against (an opponent or play).
Bulwark
That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection.
The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense, . . . the floating bulwark of our island.
Defense
The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
Bulwark
The sides of a ship above the upper deck, usually a fencelike structure around the deck.
Defense
Anything employed to oppose attack(s).
Bulwark
To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.
Of some proud city, bulwarked round and armedWith rising towers.
Defense
A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
Bulwark
An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes;
They stormed the ramparts of the city
They blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down
Defense
The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
Bulwark
A fence-like structure around a deck
Defense
An argument in support or justification of something.
Bulwark
A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
Defense
The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding.
Bulwark
Defend with a bulwark
Defense
The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case.
Defense
Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
Department of Defense
Defense
(obsolete) A prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
Defense
The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.
In cases of defense 't is best to weighThe enemy more mighty than he seems.
Defense
That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection.
War would arise in defense of the right.
God, the widow's champion and defense.
Defense
Protecting plea; vindication; justification.
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense.
Defense
The defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's or prosecutor's case; the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff's action.
Defense
Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.
A man of great defense.
By how much defense is better than no skill.
Defense
Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
Severe defenses . . . against wearing any linen under a certain breadth.
Defense
To furnish with defenses; to fortify.
Better manned and more strongly defensed.
Defense
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring;
His teams are always good on defense
Defense
Military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies;
They died in the defense of Stalingrad
They were developed for the defense program
Defense
The defendant and his legal advisors collectively;
The defense called for a mistrial
Defense
Protection from harm;
Sanitation is the best defense against disease
Defense
A structure used for defense;
The artillery battered down the defenses
Defense
The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions;
His refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
In defense he said the other man started it
Defense
The justification for some act or belief;
He offered a persuasive defense of the theory
Defense
A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him;
He gave evidence for the defense
Defense
An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack;
He joined the defense against invasion
Defense
The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947
Defense
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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