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.
A defensive wall or rampart.
A defense or safeguard.
A breakwater.
Any means of defence or security.
To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
To provide protection of defense for something.
A wharf or dock extending from the shore.
A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.
A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.