Both Uses of
bulwark
in
The Silver Chair
- ...and many banners waving from the decks, and a row of shields, bright as silver, along the bulwarks.
Chpt 3 *bulwarks = the part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck
- They were made to go on board her and led forward to the bows where there was a clear space in front of the rowers' benches and a seat running round inside the bulwarks.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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
or (especially in classic literature): the part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck