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Meaning of bastion
bastion (n)
a group that defends a principle
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
bastion (n.)
A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so constructed that it is able to defend by a flanking fire the adjacent curtain, or wall which extends from one bastion to another. Two adjacent bastions are connected by the curtain, which joins the flank of one with the adjacent flank of the other. The distance between the flanks of a bastion is called the gorge. A lunette is a detached bastion. See Ravelin.
bastion Sentence Examples
- The ancient city's sturdy bastion withstood centuries of countless attacks.
- The rugged mountains served as a natural bastion, shielding the village from invaders.
- The rebels erected a formidable bastion at the edge of the forest, challenging the government's authority.
- The castle's towering bastion commanded a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside.
- Knowledge became the bastion of human civilization, protecting it from ignorance and superstition.
- The fortress's impregnable bastion defied capture, proving its strategic importance.
- The beliefs of the ancient Egyptians were rooted in the bastion of their spiritual traditions.
- The castle's intricate network of bastions and moats provided multiple layers of defense.
- The bastion of the front line troops valiantly held their ground against the relentless enemy advance.
- The bastion of justice remained unshaken, ensuring the protection of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty.
FAQs About the word bastion
a group that defends a principle, a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle, projecting part of a rampart or other fortificationA work
fortress, castle, citadel,stronghold, fortification, redoubt, bunker,fort, rampart, parapet
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The ancient city's sturdy bastion withstood centuries of countless attacks.
The rugged mountains served as a natural bastion, shielding the village from invaders.
The rebels erected a formidable bastion at the edge of the forest, challenging the government's authority.
The castle's towering bastion commanded a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside.
