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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