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Fort vs Bulwark - What's the difference?

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Fort is a synonym of bulwark.


As verbs the difference between fort and bulwark

is that fort is while bulwark is to fortify something with a wall or rampart.

As an adjective fort

is .

As a noun bulwark is

a defensive wall or rampart.

fort

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
  • Any permanent army post.

    • Related terms

    * fortress * fortification * hold the fort

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    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.