bastille

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see also: Bastille

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: [bæˈstɪəɫ], [bæˈstiːɫ]

Noun

bastille (plural bastilles)

1. A castle tower, or fortified building; a small citadel or fortress.
2. A prison or jail.
   • 1663, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, I.2:

     Thither arriv'd, th' advent'rous Knight / And bold Squire from their Steeds alight, / At th' outward Wall, near which there stands / A Bastile, built t' imprison Hands [...].

Translations

• French: bastion
• Portuguese: bastilha
• Russian: кре́пость
• Spanish: fortaleza

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Bastille

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: [bæˈstɪəɫ], [bæˈstiːɫ]

Proper noun

1. A prison in France, the storming of which in 1789 CE began the French Revolution.

Related terms

• bastile

Translations

• French: Bastille
• Russian: Басти́лия
• Spanish: Bastilla

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