bastion
English
Etymology
First attested in 1562. From French bastion, from Old French bastille (“fortress”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
bastion (plural bastions)
- A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- 1942, Emily Carr, The Book of Small, "Beginnings," [1]
- […] Fort Camosun had swelled herself from being a little Hudson's Bay Fort, inside a stockade with bastions at the corners, into being the little town of Victoria, and the capital of British Columbia.
- 1942, Emily Carr, The Book of Small, "Beginnings," [1]
- A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
- (figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
Related terms
Translations
projecting part of a rampart
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well-fortified position
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person who strongly defends some principle
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French bastion.
Pronunciation
Noun
bastion n (plural bastions, diminutive bastionnetje n)
French
Etymology
From Middle French bastion, from Old French bastille (“fortress”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
bastion m (plural bastions)
Further reading
- “bastion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Italian bastione, via French bastion
Noun
bastion m (definite singular bastionen, indefinite plural bastioner, definite plural bastionene)
- a bastion (part of a fortification; also figurative)
References
- “bastion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Italian bastione, via French bastion
Noun
bastion m (definite singular bastionen, indefinite plural bastionar, definite plural bastionane)
- a bastion (part of a fortification; also figurative)
References
- “bastion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
bastion c
- bastion; a projecting part of a rampart
Declension
Declension of bastion | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bastion | bastionen | bastioner | bastionerna |
Genitive | bastions | bastionens | bastioners | bastionernas |
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