Bastile

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Bas`tile´

(bås`tēl´ or bås´tėl; 277)

n.	1.
	1.	(Feud. Fort.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place.The high bastiles . . . which overtopped the walls.- Holland.
	2.	"The Bastille", formerly a castle or fortress in Paris, used as a prison, especially for political offenders; hence, a rhetorical name for a prison.

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1. A fortification or castle, frequently used as a prison. 2. A tower or bulwark in the fortifications of a town.

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