bastion
Meaning of bastion
- a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions.
- an institution, place, or person strongly maintaining particular principles, attitudes, or activities.
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mid 16th century: from French, from Italian bastione, from bastire ‘build’.
Information about bastion
- It is a name.
- The plural form of bastion is: bastions.
- Languages in which bastion is used:
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Hyphenation of bastion
bas-tion
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- bastion is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
bastion synonyms
Meaning citadel:
Meaning a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet:
Meaning a person or thing that acts as a defence:
Meaning a protective wall or earth defence along the top of a trench or other place of concealment for troops:
Meaning a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack:
Meaning a structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it:
Meaning a section of a fortification or system of defence which is in front of the main part:
Meaning an estimate or forecast of a future situation based on a study of present trends:
Meaning a low temporary defence or parapet:
Meaning a temporary or supplementary fortification, typically square or polygonal and without flanking defences:
Meaning the outer defence of a castle or walled city, especially a double tower above a gate or drawbridge:
Meaning a barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, especially as a defence against attack or as a means of confining animals:
Meaning a fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defence:
Meaning a battlemented parapet or an overhanging corner turret at the top of a castle or church tower:
Meaning a place where a particular cause or belief is strongly defended or upheld:
Meaning a person who defends someone or something:
Meaning a thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright:
Meaning a person who approves of and encourages a public figure, political party, policy, etc:
Meaning a person who keeps watch, especially a soldier or other person assigned to protect a person or to control access to a place:
Meaning a person or thing that protects someone or something:
Meaning a pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position:
Meaning a person or thing on which something else is based or depends:
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