ALL meanings of bastion
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B b - countable noun bastion If a system or organization is described as a bastion of a particular way of life, it is seen as being important and effective in defending that way of life. Bastion can be used both when you think that this way of life should be ended and when you think it should be defended. 3
- noun bastion a projecting work in a fortification designed to permit fire to the flanks along the face of the wall 3
- noun bastion any fortified place 3
- noun bastion a thing or person regarded as upholding or defending an attitude, principle, etc 3
- noun bastion a projection from a fortification, arranged to give a wider firing range 3
- noun bastion any fortified place; strong defense or bulwark 3
- noun bastion 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. 1
- noun bastion fortification 1
- noun bastion stronghold or defender of sth 1
- noun bastion Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work. 1
- noun bastion a fortified place. 1
- noun bastion anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, etc.: a bastion of solitude; a bastion of democracy. 1
- noun bastion a projecting part of a rampart or other fortification. 0
- noun bastion a well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel. 0
- noun bastion (figuratively) a person, or thing, who strongly defends some principle. 0