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Bulwark :: Bulwark (n.) That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection..

Rampart :: Rampart (n.) That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark.

Gangway :: Gangway (v. i.) The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by which persons enter or leave it.

Bulwark :: Bulwark (n.) The sides of a ship above the upper deck.

Outboard :: Outboard (a. & adv.) Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard..

Bulwarking :: Bulwarking (n.) of Bulwar.

Rail :: Rail (n.) The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks..

Mound :: Mound (n.) An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also, a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll..

Scupper :: Scupper (v.) An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole..

Bulwark :: Bulwark (n.) A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.

Channel :: Channel (n.) Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks..

Boulevard :: Boulevard (n.) Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town..

Mount :: Mount (v.) A bulwark for offense or defense; a mound.

Bulwark :: Bulwark (v. t.) To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect..

Inboard :: Inboard (a. & adv.) Inside the line of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; the opposite of outboard; as, an inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard..

Waist :: Waist (n.) Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship..

Gunwale :: Gunwale (n.) The upper edge of a vessel's or boat's side; the uppermost wale of a ship (not including the bulwarks); or that piece of timber which reaches on either side from the quarter-deck to the forecastle, being the uppermost bend, which finishes the upper works of the hull..

Bulwarked :: Bulwarked (imp. & p. p.) of Bulwar.

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