bastion
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈbæs.tɪ.ən/
- Specialized
:
baluarte
- Now the Imperial forces have rallied upon the last bastions of defence, the hive cities.
- bastion wall
Examples
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A young man knelt in a clearing surrounded by jutting bastions of rock.
Fiction book (1992) -
Post what additional men you have on the higher bastion.
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We are the last bastion of defense.
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Get together by the west bastion.
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I'II cover you from the top of the bastion.
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Thus must sound money be the first bastion of a society's defense.
Blog text (22) -
And when you start to see that last bastion, you see the walls crumbling.
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Thus, once Roman rule had been introduced, even this last bastion of chariot warfare would fall.
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At regular intervals along the wall, bastions projected outward from which warriors could launch arrows against attackers.
Academic text (2010) -
At regular intervals along the wall, bastions projected outward from which warriors could launch arrows against attackers.
Synonyms
11
8.6
A strong wall built to protect a place like a city or ship
9
6.6
A wall or earth mound built to protect a place from attack
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3.9
A building or wall built to protect a place from attack
Compounds
- Archaic
A part of a fort wall that sticks out and has one front and one side for defence
- Archaic
A solid part of a fort at a corner, filled so the inside ground is level with the wall
- Archaic
A curved part of a fort wall shaped like a half moon for defenders to fire on attackers
- Specialized
A curved wall shaped like a half circle that sticks out from a fort to protect it
How Defensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bastion comes from an old French verb bastir meaning 'to build', so think 'build'. A bastion was a part of a fort that was built to 'stick out' so defenders could cover the walls, which is why bastion means a strong, projecting part of a defensive wall.