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Fortress vs Bulwark - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between fortress and bulwark

is that fortress is a fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security while bulwark is a defensive wall or rampart.

As verbs the difference between fortress and bulwark

is that fortress is to furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify while bulwark is to fortify something with a wall or rampart.

fortress

English

Noun

(wikipedia fortress) (es)
  • A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
  • (chess) A position that, if obtained by the weaker side, will prevent penetration by the opposing side, generally achieving a draw.

    • See also

    * fortalice, fortilice

    Verb

  • To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.

    • 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.