Word: bulwark
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bul
wark
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: bole
Language: en
Meaning: tree trunk
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bole
Language: enm
Decoded: bole
Meaning: trunk
Affix: work
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something produced using the specified material or tool.