bastion

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
2. A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
3. (figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
4. Any large prominence; something that resembles a bastion in size and form.

Verb

To furnish with a bastion.

Conceptes

baluard

bastió

ciutadella

alcassaba

Sinònims

bulwark

citadel

stronghold

fortress

rampart

parapet

redoubt

rook

sconce

turret

inner citadel

proxy gateway

battlement

walling timber

blockhouse

bulkhead

fort

fortification

Traduccions

bastion

Bastion

bastión

baluardo

baluarte

bastione

baluarte

έπαλξη

bastião

προπύργιο

Bollwerk

bastion

bolwerk

citadelle

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈbæsti.ən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

First attested in 1562. From French bastion, from Old French bastille (“fortress”).