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noun
- 1. 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. Similar
- 2. an institution, place, or person strongly maintaining particular principles, attitudes, or activities: "cricket's last bastion of discrimination" Similar
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BASTION definition: 1. something that keeps or defends a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened…. Learn more.
The meaning of BASTION is a projecting part of a fortification. How to use bastion in a sentence. Did you know?
IPA guide. Other forms: bastions. When the battle is getting long and the odds are getting longer, retreat to your bastion to regroup and prepare for the next round of fighting. A bastion is a stronghold or fortification that remains intact.
noun. 1. a projecting work in a fortification designed to permit fire to the flanks along the face of the wall. 2. any fortified place. 3. a thing or person regarded as upholding or defending an attitude, principle, etc. the last bastion of opposition. Collins English Dictionary.
BASTION meaning: 1. something that keeps or defends a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened…. Learn more.
Bastion definition: a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.. See examples of BASTION used in a sentence.
1. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work. 2. a fortified place. 3. anything seen as preserving some quality, condition, etc.: a bastion of democracy.
a place, organization, etc where particular ideas or ways of doing things are protected: The Internet has been described as a bastion of free speech. (Definition of bastion from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. bastions. A projecting part of a fortification. American Heritage. A projection from a fortification, arranged to give a wider firing range. Webster's New World. A well-fortified position. American Heritage. Any fortified place; strong defense or bulwark. Webster's New World.
bastion meaning, definition, what is bastion: something that protects a way of life, p...: Learn more.
