Bastille in French

A former fortress and prison in Paris, France, the storming of which in 1789 began the French Revolution.

Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.

A jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its prisoners.

(transitive, also, figuratively) To confine (someone or something) in, or as if in, a bastille (noun sense 2.1) or prison; to imprison.