an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; they stormed the ramparts of the city; they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down
a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
[ Syn: breakwater , groin , groyne , mole , seawall , jetty ]
bulwark (n.)
defend with a bulwark