bastion

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbæsti.ən/
• (America) IPA: /ˈbæsti.ən/, /ˈbæstʃən/

Noun

bastion (plural bastions)

1. A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
   • 1942, Emily Carr, The Book of Small, "Beginnings,"

     […] 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.

2. A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
3. (figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.

Related terms

• bastille
• bastioned

Translations

• German: Bastion
• Italian: bastione
• Portuguese: bastião
• Russian: бастио́н
• Spanish: bastión

Translations

• German: Bastion
• Italian: cittadella, bastione, fortezza
• Portuguese: bastião
• Spanish: bastión

Translations

• German: Bastion
• Italian: bastione, baluardo, rocca, difesa, usbergo
• Spanish: bastión

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