单词 | bastillion |
释义 | bastillionn. Now rare and historical. A small fortress or castle; a fortified tower. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1525 |
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