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单词 bastillion
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bastillionn.

Brit. /baˈstɪlɪən/, U.S. /bæˈstɪljən/
Forms: 1500s bastilon, 1500s–1600s bastilion, 1500s–1600s 1800s– bastillion, 1600s bastillon.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French bastillon.
Etymology: < Middle French bastillon, bastillion small fortress or castle (a1506) < bastille bastille n. + -on -oon suffix.
Now rare and historical.
A small fortress or castle; a fortified tower.
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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > castle or fortified building > [noun] > tower or watch-tower
towerc897
bastillec1400
bastillion1525
cavalier1562
commander1572
torrion1572
mount1590
sentinel1600
sentry1611
cat1628
torne1637
rondel1686
rounder1774
Martello tower1803
1525 in State Papers Henry VIII (P.R.O.: SP 1/33 ) f. 124 Other assawted one gate of the parke where at the French men had made a bastilon.
1549 W. Thomas Hist. Italie f. 101 Buildyng of fortresses and bastilions about Petabubula.
1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 82 They gained one of the greatest bastillions..of the citie, called the Angels tower.
1825 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 32 385 An assault was made..upon a bastillion by the gate of Codalonga.
1967 L. R. Shelby John Rogers iv. 60 Henry wanted a bastillion constructed there before winter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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