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bastion
[bas-chuhn, -tee-uhn]
noun
Fortification., a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
a fortified place.
anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, etc..
a bastion of solitude; a bastion of democracy.
bastion
/ ˈbæstɪən /
noun
a projecting work in a fortification designed to permit fire to the flanks along the face of the wall
any fortified place
a thing or person regarded as upholding or defending an attitude, principle, etc
the last bastion of opposition
Other Word Forms
- bastionary adjective
- bastioned adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bastion1
Example Sentences
The densely populated district -- a strategic target for political parties -- was once a bastion of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo's but fell to the current ruling party 14 years ago.
"In this context, the army was perceived as the last bastion against violence -- the institution capable of stopping repression and restoring order," she said.
America remains the bastion of freedom and, equally important, the arsenal of democracy.
Within righteous anger flooding the comments on these artists’ social media pages are more than a few folks who point out that the United States is no bastion of justice and ethics these days, either.
Perales has got his uniform and boots at hand, ready to defend his "bastion" – the Caracas neighbourhood where he lives.
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