bastion

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

bastion

citadelle

bastille

forteresse

digue

Citadelle

redoute

place forte

casbah

bastingage

Synonymes

bulwark

citadel

stronghold

fortress

rampart

parapet

redoubt

rook

sconce

turret

inner citadel

proxy gateway

battlement

walling timber

blockhouse

bulkhead

fort

fortification

Traductions

bastión

Bastion

baluarte

baluardo

bastione

baluard

baluarte

έπαλξη

bastió

bastião

προπύργιο

bastion

Bollwerk

προμαχώνας

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈbæsti.ən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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