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bastion(dictionary)

bastion (iou)



bastion noun. M16.
[French from Italian bastione, from bastire to build.]
A fortified outwork often in the form of an irregular pentagon, projecting from the main works so as to allow defensive fire in several directions. M16.
b. A similar natural rock formation. M19.
fig. An institution, person, principle, etc., serving as a defence. L17.
A. Koestler We have made our country a bastion of the new era. G. Greene We are the true bastion against the communists.
bastioned adjective furnished with or defended by a bastion E19.