baluarte

Meaning

1. (masculine) bulwark (a defensive wall or rampart)
2. (masculine) bulwark (a defense or safeguard)
3. (figuratively, masculine) linchpin (central cohesive source of stability and security)

Concepts

bastion

bulwark

rampart

wall

stronghold

citadel

fastness

fortress

walling timber

bulkhead

holdout

linchpin

rook

strong point

Synonyms

muralha

bastião

trincheira

cidadela

muro

fortaleza

valo

Muralhas

parede

reparo

Muro

paredes

anteparo

Translations

baluarte

bastion

baluardo

Bollwerk

bolwerk

baluard

bastion

قلعة

rempart

bastió

Wall

cittadella

bastione

muralla

vallum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ba.luˈaʁ.t͡ʃi/

Etymology

Cognate with English: bulwark

In summary

From Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”). Related to English bulwark. Doublet of bulevar.