bastion

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

baluarte

bastião

cidadela

fortaleza

Sinônimos

bulwark

citadel

stronghold

fortress

rampart

parapet

redoubt

rook

sconce

turret

inner citadel

proxy gateway

battlement

walling timber

blockhouse

bulkhead

fort

fortification

Traduções

bastion

bastión

Bastion

baluarte

baluardo

bastione

baluard

έπαλξη

bastió

Bollwerk

προπύργιο

bastion

citadelle

προμαχώνας

bolwerk

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈbæsti.ən/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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