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Bulwark vs Obstruction - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between bulwark and obstruction

is that bulwark is a defensive wall or rampart while obstruction is the act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

As a verb bulwark

is to fortify something with a wall or rampart.

bulwark

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A defensive wall or rampart.
  • A defense or safeguard.
  • * Blackstone
  • The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence, the floating bulwark of our island.
  • A breakwater.
  • (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.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
  • To provide protection of defense for something.
  • obstruction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
  • That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
  • The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
  • Synonyms

    * * hindrance * impedance * roadblock * * See also