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7 Letter Words for Bastion

abiston, bastion, bonitas, obtains

6 Letter Words for Bastion

anitos, basion, baston, batino, batons, bionts, biotas, bonist, bonita, bonsai, bosnia, oatbin, obtain, sabino, sation, siabon, sotnia, tainos, tinosa

5 Letter Words for Bastion

absit, antis, baits, bants, basin, bason, basti, basto, batis, baton, bints, biont, biota, bison, bitos, boast, boats, boist, botan, botas, ibota, iotas, nabis, niota, nitos, nobis, obias, obits, oints, ostia, sabin, sabot, saint, sanit, santo, satin, sitao, stain, staio, stion, stoai, tabis, taino, tains

4 Letter Words for Bastion

abit, abos, ains, aint, aion, aits, anis, ansi, anti, ants, asin, asio, atis, bain, bait, bani, bans, bant, bast, bats, bias, bino, bins, bint, bion, bios, bist, bito, bits, boas, boat, bona, bons, bosn, bota, boti, bots, inst, inta, into, ions, iota, isba, isnt, itas, nabs, naib, naio, nais, naoi, naos, nasi, naso, nast, nato, nats, nibs, nist, nito, nits, nobs, nota, nots, oast, oats, oban, obas, obia, obis, obit, oint, onst, otis, sain, sant, sati, sian, sina, sion, sita, snab, snib, snit, snob, snot, soba, stab, stib, stoa, stob, tabi, tabs, tain, tais, tans, taos, tiao, tins, tons, tosa, tsia

3 Letter Words for Bastion

abn, abo, abs, abt, ain, ais, ait, ans, ant, aob, asb, ast, bai, ban, bas, bat, bin, bio, bis, bit, bns, boa, bon, bos, bot, iao, iba, ins, int, ion, ios, isn, iso, ist, ita, its, nab, nas, nat, nib, nis, nit, noa, nob, nos, not, oas, oat, oba, obi, obs, ois, ona, oni, ons, ont, osi, sab, sai, san, sao, sat, sib, sin, sit, sob, son, sot, sta, tab, tai, tan, tao, tas, tbs, tib, tin, tis, toa, tob, toi, ton, tos, tsi

Definitions for Bastion

[1] Fortification . a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
[2] a fortified place.
[3] anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, etc.: a bastion of solitude; a bastion of democracy.
[4] a projecting work in a fortification designed to permit fire to the flanks along the face of the wall
[5] any fortified place
[6] a thing or person regarded as upholding or defending an attitude, principle, etc the last bastion of opposition

Words related to Bastion

stronghold, mainstay, citadel, fortress, bulwark, parapet, protection, fortification, support, prop, defense, rock, breastwork

Words nearby Bastion

bastille, bastille day, bastinade, bastinado, basting, bastion, bastnaesite, bastogne, bastrop, basuto, basutoland

Origin of Bastion

1590–1600; < Middle French < Italian bastione, equivalent to Upper Italian bastí(a ) bastion, orig., fortified, built (cognate with Italian bastita, past participle of bastire to build < Germanic; see baste1) + -one augmentative suffix

Other words from Bastion

bas·tion·ar·y [bas -chuh -ner-ee] /ˈbæs tʃəˌnɛr i/ , adjective
bas·tioned , adjective

Word origin for Bastion

C16: from French, from earlier bastillon bastion, from bastille Bastille

Synonyms for Bastion

bulwark, citadel, fortress, mainstay, stronghold, breastwork, defense, fortification, parapet, prop, protection, rock, support, tower of strength