bastion

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

έπαλξη

προπύργιο

προμαχώνας

οχυρό

Συνώνυμα

bulwark

citadel

stronghold

fortress

rampart

parapet

redoubt

rook

sconce

turret

inner citadel

proxy gateway

battlement

walling timber

blockhouse

bulkhead

fort

fortification

Μεταφράσεις

bastion

bastión

Bastion

baluarte

baluardo

bastione

baluarte

baluard

bastió

Bollwerk

bastion

bastião

citadelle

bolwerk

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈbæsti.ən/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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