bulwarked
Protected by ramparts
Bulwarked means fortified or protected by a bulwark—a defensive wall or rampart.
The term extends to any strong protection or defense: The constitution bulwarked their rights against government overreach.
Something bulwarked is shielded, secured against threat or attack: a harbor bulwarked by stone breakwaters, traditions bulwarked by centuries of practice.
Fortified defensive wall
- bastionFortified defensive position
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- strongholdFortified place of defense
palisade · redoubt · parapet · battlement · stockade · garrison · entrenchment · earthwork
Made more resistant
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- impregnableImpossible to capture
- unassailableImpossible to attack successfully
- indomitableCannot be overcome
steadfast · stalwart · robust · impervious · unbreakable · immovable · resolute · tenacious
Protected from harm
- guardedWary and restrained
- safeguardedKept from harm
- defendedShielded from harm
- securedMade fast or obtained
sheltered · sanctuary · refuge · haven · aegis · buttressed · reinforced · armored
rampart
Fortified defensive wall
- bastionFortified defensive position
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
stronghold · palisade · redoubt · parapet · battlement · stockade · garrison · entrenchment · earthwork · breastwork
fortified
Made more resistant
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- impregnableImpossible to capture
- unassailableImpossible to attack successfully
indomitable · steadfast · stalwart · robust · impervious · unbreakable · immovable · resolute · tenacious · enduring
shielded
Protected from harm
- guardedWary and restrained
- safeguardedKept from harm
- defendedShielded from harm
secured · sheltered · sanctuary · refuge · haven · aegis · buttressed · reinforced · armored · warded
wall
Vertical enclosing structure
- dikeWall against flooding
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- embankmentRaised earth structure
barricade · fence · blockade · gabion · seawall · breakwater · dam · moat · berm · buffer
bulwarkedexposed
Out in open
unprotected · vulnerable · undefended · defenseless · unguarded
bulwarkedunfortified
Lacking military defenses
breached · dismantled · demolished · razed · weakened