Festung — 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.
- castle noun A large fortified building, historically home to a king or noble, built to withstand attack.
- fastness noun The quality or state of being fast (in various senses).
- fort noun A strong structure built to defend a place, usually staffed with troops.
- fortification noun A wall, tower, ditch or other structure built to defend a place against attack.
- fortress noun A large, heavily defended building or town built to withstand attack.
- rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
- stronghold noun A fortified place built to resist attack.
Senses
Festung 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.
- castle A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.
- fastness (archaic) Of a fortress or other place: the quality or state of being secure from access or attack; safety, security.
- fort A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- fortification That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.
- rook (rare) A castle or other fortification.
- 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.
castle — full definition
- noun A large fortified building, historically home to a king or noble, built to withstand attack.
- noun In chess, a rook, the piece shaped like a tower.
- verb In chess, to make a special move where the king and a rook swap positions under certain conditions.