bastion — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Bastille noun A fortress or prison, especially one associated with harsh or unjust treatment of its inmates.
- bastion noun A projecting section of a fort or castle wall, built to give defenders a better line of fire.
- bulwark noun A defensive wall or rampart.
- stronghold noun A fortified place built to resist attack.
Senses
bastion is used for these senses in English:
- bastille Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.
- bulwark A defense or safeguard.
- stronghold A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
Bastille — full definition
- noun A fortress or prison, especially one associated with harsh or unjust treatment of its inmates.
- noun Capitalized: the Bastille, a Paris fortress-prison whose storming by an angry crowd in 1789 marked the start of the French Revolution.
bastion — full definition
- noun A projecting section of a fort or castle wall, built to give defenders a better line of fire.
- noun A place, group, or person that firmly protects and upholds something, such as an idea or value.