bastion
/ˈbæsti.ən/
UK: /ˈbæsti.ən/
BÆSTI · ən (2 syllables)
English
Noun Top 28,845
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Definition
A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
Etymology
First attested in 1562. From French bastion, from Old French bastille (“fortress”).
Example Sentences
- "[…] Fort Camosun had swelled herself from being a little Hudson's Bay Fort, inside a stockade with bastions at the corners, into being the little town of Victoria, and the capital of British Columbia."
- "a bastion of hope"
- "the bastion of democracy"
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