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Bulwark

/bˈʊlwərk/
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(noun) A defensive wall or rampart.

Islam is a bulwark against gender ideology.
You are our bulwark against anihilation.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The stone wall served as a ____ against the rising water of the river.

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