All 3 Uses of
bulwark
in
Lord Jim
- A draught of air, fanned from forward by the speed of the ship, passed steadily through the long gloom between the high bulwarks, swept over the rows of prone bodies; a few dim flames in globe-lamps were hung short here and there under the ridge-poles, and in the blurred circles of light thrown down and trembling slightly to the unceasing vibration of the ship appeared a chin upturned, two closed eyelids, a dark hand with silver rings, a meagre limb draped in a torn covering, a head…†
Chpt 3
- When he got his idea he had to drive it into reluctant minds, through the bulwarks of fear, of selfishness.†
Chpt 26 *
- The Solomon Islander clambered over the bulwarks with the end of the rope in his teeth.†
Chpt 38
Definition:
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(bulwark) something that offers protection -- especially a defensive wall or embankment, or a sea wall
or (especially in classic literature): the part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck