bulwark
Example Sentences
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It also provided a bulwark against the expansion of Iranian influence, as it was near the routes from Iraq that were used to supply Iranian-backed forces in Syria.
As for the Brits, they no longer have an empire, but they remain a close U.S. ally, and the partnership has been a bulwark of global freedom for a century.
That has served as a bulwark against economic headwinds, such as tariffs.
From Barron's
During World War II, Greenland provided the Allies a bulwark thanks to its strategic location in the contested North Atlantic.
He pointed out the newly elevated sea wall, which provided both a scenic walking path and a bulwark against coastal flooding.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
