bastion

Reikšmė (anglų kalba)

Noun

1. A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
2. A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
3. 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.

Sinonimai

bulwark

citadel

stronghold

fortress

rampart

parapet

redoubt

rook

sconce

turret

inner citadel

proxy gateway

battlement

walling timber

blockhouse

bulkhead

fort

fortification

Tariama kaip (IPA)

/ˈbæsti.ən/

Etimologija (anglų kalba)

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