English Dictionary
Definition of “bastion”
bastion (ˈbæstɪən
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Definitions
noun
- a projecting work in a fortification designed to permit fire to the flanks along the face of the wall
- any fortified place
- a thing or person regarded as upholding or defending an attitude, principle, etc ⇒
the last bastion of opposition
Word Origin
C16: from French, from earlier bastillon bastion, from bastilleBastille
Synonyms
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stronghold,
support,
defence,
rock,
prop,
refuge,
fortress,
mainstay,
citadel,
bulwark,
tower of strength,
fastness,
Usage examples
Now the last bastion of the human mystery could be breached - the privacy of human thought.
Stewart, Michael, Compulsion (1994)Caught in the crossfire is the bjp, which prides itself as a Rajput bastion.
India Today (2002)Sunni by religion and highly tribal, it has a well-earned reputation among Iraqis as being a bastion for bandits.
New Zealand Herald (2004)It's the guest room, silly, the last bastion to be touched by considered decor.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)The apparent egalitarianism of the motion belies its clear intention to retain an all-male bastion.
Lee Harvey, Critical Social Research (1990)
