bulwarkedadj.
/ˈbʊlwəkt/ Furnished with, protected by, bulwarks.
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stithc1000
strongOE
fastenedOE
warneda1300
strengtheda1382
unpregnable1387
embattledc1400
enbanedc1400
warrayable14..
impregnable1430
inexpugnable1490
strengthy1513
bulwarkeda1533
unexpugnable1533
fortified1538
well-fortified1538
unwinnablec1540
forced1548
forted1566
unbatterable1576
fencible?1579
unforcible1611
impregnate1632
untakable1652
of (good) force1697
casemated1740
well-girt1756
embattled1765
strongish1821
unbreachable1866
a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) lii. sig. Lii A hous..wel bolwarked & fausbrayed.
1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xviii. 289 Before her bulwarkt gates the Burgesses hee tooke.
1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. ii. 398 Wide-bulwark'd Troy.
1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Aug. 4/1 To wander along the dear old granite bulwarked cliffs.
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