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/ˈbasCHən/,
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bastions, plural;
  1. A projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions

  2. A natural rock formation resembling such a fortification

  3. An institution, place, or person strongly defending or upholding particular principles, attitudes, or activities
    • - the last bastion of male privilege
  1. (bastion) a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"
  2. (bastion) a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
  3. (bastion) projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  4. A bastion, or a bulwark, is a structure projecting outward from the main enclosure of a fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall (termed curtain), facilitating active defence against assaulting troops. ...
  5. (Bastion (band)) Bastion (Бастион) was an eminent electronic music group from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, notable for its member Kiril Džajkovski (Кирил Џајковски), who later rose to international prominence as a solo musician, DJ and a composer of the soundtrack album for Milčo Mančevski's ...
  6. (Bastion (comics)) Bastion is a supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel Universe. The character was created by Scott Lobdell and Pascual Ferry and first made a cameo appearance in X-Men #52 (May 1996). His first full appearance was Uncanny X-Men #333 (June 1996). ...
  7. (Bastion (naval)) A bastion in naval strategy is a heavily-defended area of water in which friendly naval forces can operate safely. ...
  8. (Bastion (Star Wars)) A planet in the Outer Rim Territories.
  9. (Bastion) a small tower at the end of a curtain wall or in the middle of the outside wall
  10. (Bastion) Any outcropping on a castle.
  11. (Bastion) A tower or turret projecting from a wall or at the junction of two walls
  12. (Bastion) (Fr.) -- an angular work that projected outward from the main faces of a fortification. Its purpose was to eliminate defilade by directing fire along the front of an adjacent curtain wall. ...
  13. (Bastion) A defense work projecting from the line of a curtain wall in a fortification, particularly one designed for mounting artillery. It provides enfilading cover and is designed for its faces to be themselves enfiladed.
  14. (Bastion) A gun platform projecting from an angle of the walls of a castle to expose attackers on either side to fire.
  15. (Bastion) A projecting part of a defensive perimeter, designed to enable defenders to fire into the flank of any attackers close to the walls or in the ditch; usually a feature of fortifications with straight perimeter lengths greater than about 50 m.
  16. (Bastion) A projection in the enceinte, made up of four sides, two faces and two flanks, which better enabled a garrison to defend the ground adjacent to the main or curtain walls.
  17. (Bastion) A strongpoint of projecting masonry work in the perimeter of a fortress, usually V-shaped, angled out beyond the main line of the walls of a fortress. From it, attackers along the curtain could be cross-fired upon.
  18. (Bastion) A symmetrical structure projecting outwards from a straight curtain wall or at corners and angles of fortifications to allow defenders to cover adjacent bastions and connecting walls. Normally with two forward and two flanking faces.
  19. (Bastion) A work at one of the angles of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks.
  20. (Bastion) Fortification work, usually four-sided (tetrahedral) and situated in the corners of a wall, with a sharp point, making possible active defence and flanking fire.
  21. (Bastion) One of a series of defensive semicircular or polygonal projections from the main wall of a fortress or city.
  22. (Bastion) The raised pathway or divider on a turf maze.
  23. (Bastion) chasingfun on Flickr
  24. (Bastión) A fortification element that projects outward, beyond the main fortress, to cover dead ground. Used mainly in association with modern artillery fortresses.
  25. (bastion) A projection, often at the corner of a defensive work; on which cannons were usually mounted.