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{i} bastion
A projecting work having two faces and two flanks so constructed that the adjacent curtain may be defended from it
A solid masonry projection
Somebody or something regarded as providing strong defense or support
{n} a bulwark, fortress, very great mass
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
A massive groyne, or projecting section of seawall normally constructed with its crest above water level
projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
projecting part of a rampart or other fortification a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism
A large or massive rock outcrop which projects forward from a valley wall or icefield
If a system or organization is described as a bastion of a particular way of life, it is seen as being important and effective in defending that way of life. Bastion can be used both when you think that this way of life should be ended and when you think it should be defended. a town which had been a bastion of white prejudice The army is still one of the last male bastions. = stronghold
A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so constructed that it is able to defend by a flanking fire the adjacent curtain, or wall which extends from one bastion to another
A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
A person, or thing, who strongly defends some principle
The distance between the flanks of a bastion is called the gorge
a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"
A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel
A lunette is a detached bastion
Two adjacent bastions are connected by the curtain, which joins the flank of one with the adjacent flank of the other
In military architecture, an angular and pointed projection, often diamond-shaped and usually located at a corner, that enabled gunners to defend the ramparts and curtains of a fortification