Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
solid bastion

solid bastion

9.3
A part of a fort filled with earth or stone to make it stronger against attack
  • noun
  • /ˈsɑːlɪd ˈbæstʃən/
translation icon : bastión sólido
  • Unlike a hollow bastion, a solid bastion offers greater durability since there are no empty spaces inside.

Examples

  • The engineers recommended constructing a solid bastion to withstand potential siege artillery.

  • The castle's defenses included a solid bastion on its northern wall, providing significant strength against attacks.

  • A solid bastion stands firm.

  • The solid bastion was impressive!

  • The castle's defenses included a solid bastion on its northern wall, providing significant strength against attacks.

  • The engineers recommended constructing a solid bastion to withstand potential siege artillery.

  • Unlike a hollow bastion, a solid bastion offers greater durability since there are no empty spaces inside.

Synonyms

full bastion
vssolid bastion
  • Archaic
9.9

A solid part of a fort at a corner, filled so the inside ground is level with the wall

is the same meaning but uses a different adjective in its name

Surface Forms

solid bastion singular
solid bastions plural

Morphology

solid + bastion

This is a direct adjective + noun composition: 'solid' (not hollow/firm) modifies 'bastion' (a projecting defensive work) to indicate a bastion that is filled or firm rather than hollow. A B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings can readily infer this sense because it follows standard, cross-linguistically common adjective-noun composition.

Etymology

Solid bastion comes from the image of a castle wall: a bastion is a part of the wall that sticks out, and solid means it is filled with earth or stone, not hollow inside. Imagine a thick, packed tower that cannot be broken easily, so a solid bastion means 'very strong' and hard to attack.