This glacis shielded most of the bastion from the attacker's cannon while the distance from the base of the ditch to the top of the bastion meant it was still difficult to scale. A bastion would normally have a ditch in front, the opposite side of which would be built up above the natural level then slope away gradually. The height of towers, although making them difficult to scale, also made them easy for artillery to destroy. Bastions are lower than towers and are normally of similar height to the adjacent curtain wall. Send us feedback about these examples.Bastions differ from medieval towers in a number of respects. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'bulwark.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. Lucinda Shen, Fortune, Iconic businesses would be boarded up, as if bulwarked against some invading army. 2020 The company is hoping to bulwark itself in an uncertain economy. 2022 The goal is to bulwark oil and gas against ambitious climate change policies by claiming the moral high ground - even as those fuels kindle a global crisis that disproportionately harms people who aren’t white. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023 In other wildlife news, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is hiring its first-ever beaver restoration unit, which will work with beavers to help bulwark natural systems against climate change, Nathan Solis writes. The Editors, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2023 Presidential blue-ribbon panels bulwarked the Social Security program in 1983 and overhauled NASA’s space shuttle program after the 1986 Challenger disaster. 2023 And bulwarking a defense that hasn't ranked better than 22nd since 2018 is long overdue. to bulwark an offensive line ravaged by injuries in 2022. 2023 The Arizona Cardinals, having traded down from the third pick to the 11th, then traded back up to the sixth pick, selecting Ohio State offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr. 1 pick also brought WR1 Moore, who's under contract for three more years. Verb But this was probably the draft Chicago needed to bulwark a talent-deficient roster around QB Justin Fields – and don't forget the package from Carolina for the No. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023 As for how papers like Skidmore’s make it through peer review, that only underscores that our faith in peer review as a bulwark against sloppy or even dishonest research is misplaced. Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023 In the north, Egypt relies on Sudan as a bulwark against political upheaval and a partner in regional water disputes. Nicole Winfield And Justin Spike,, 30 Apr. 2023 Francis’ visit to Hungary, his second in as many years, brought him as close as he’s been to the Ukrainian front but also to the heart of Europe, where Orban’s avowedly right-wing Christian government has cast itself as a bulwark against a secularizing Western world. Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023 Germany - a traditional bulwark of the transatlantic relationship - has shied away from a military leadership role. Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2023 These macro-shifts have led midsize agencies to explore M&A as a bulwark for stability in a turbulent business - and find ways to sign new, and more, clients. Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023 But the pair share a centrist political outlook, are both close allies of New York City business interests and fashion themselves as bulwarks against their party’s left flank, which has greater say in the State Assembly and Senate. David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, The transformation of the West Column: From red bastion to blue bulwark: What political shift in Colorado and West means for U.S. Noun The starting pitching is once again good enough, but a bullpen that was its bulwark last year is now even deeper thanks to the emergence of Yennier Cano, who hasn’t given up a run in 18 ⅔ innings and whose WHIP – 0.16 – looks like a typo.
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