breach vs bulwark

breach

noun
  • A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves 

  • The act of breaking, in a figurative sense. 

  • A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment 

  • A difference in opinions, social class etc. 

  • A breaking up of amicable relations, a falling-out. 

  • A breaking out upon; an assault. 

  • A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence 

verb
  • To break into a ship or into a coastal defence. 

  • To make a breach in. 

  • To leap out of the water. 

  • To violate or break. 

  • To charge or convict (someone) of breaching the terms of a bail, probation, recognizance, etc. 

bulwark

noun
  • A breakwater. 

  • A defensive wall or rampart. 

  • A defense or safeguard. 

  • Any means of defence or security. 

  • The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard. 

verb
  • To fortify something with a wall or rampart. 

  • To provide protection of defense for something. 

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