Bastion (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
  2. a fortified place.
  3. anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, etc.: a bastion of solitude; a bastion of democracy.
noun
  1. a projecting work in a fortification designed to permit fire to the flanks along the face of the wall
  2. any fortified place
  3. a thing or person regarded as upholding or defending an attitude, principle, etc
Bastion (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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