9
shelter(noun, verb, support, hold, close)
8
barrage
8
buttress(noun, verb, support, hold, help)
8
hedge(noun, support, hold, cover, keep)
7
block
7
brick wall
7
defend(verb, support, close, cover, separate)
7
dyke(noun, defense)
7
embankment(noun, support, cover, position, block)
7
mainstay(noun, support, rock, prop, fortification)
7
obstruction
7
protect(verb, support, hold, close, cover)
7
stockade(noun, cover, position, block, bar)
6
groin
6
blind(noun, cover, protect, conceal, shield)
6
buffer(noun, care, guard, shield, protection)
6
fort(noun, support, cover, position, guard)
6
fortify(verb, support, hold, strong, maintain)
6
hindrance
6
jetty
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