bastion

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

baluardo

bastione

cittadella

caposaldo

piazzaforte

roccaforte

spalto

sinonimi

bulwark

citadel

stronghold

fortress

rampart

parapet

redoubt

rook

sconce

turret

inner citadel

proxy gateway

battlement

walling timber

blockhouse

bulkhead

fort

fortification

Traduzioni

bastion

Bastion

bastión

baluarte

baluarte

baluard

έπαλξη

bastió

Bollwerk

προπύργιο

bastion

bastião

citadelle

προμαχώνας

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈbæsti.ən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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