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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bas•tion /ˈbæstʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a portion of a wall of a fortress that stands out from the main wall.
- a safeguard against harm: a bastion of democracy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bas•tion (bas′chən, -tē ən),USA pronunciation n. - [Fort.]a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- a fortified place.
- anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, etc.:a bastion of solitude; a bastion of democracy.
- Gmc; see baste1) + -one augmentative suffix
- Italian bastione, equivalent. to Upper Italian bastí(a) bastion, origin, originally, fortified, built (cognate with Italian bastita, past participle of bastire to build
- Middle French
- 1590–1600;
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fortress, fort, bulwark, stronghold, citadel.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bastion /ˈbæstɪən/ n - 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
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from earlier bastillon bastion, from bastille Bastille |