bastion

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See also: bastión and Bastion

English

Etymology

A bastion (1)
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First attested in 1562. From French bastion, from Old French bastille (fortress).

Pronunciation

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  • Homophone: Bastian

Noun

bastion (plural bastions)

  1. 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.
  2. A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
  3. (figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French bastion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɑs.tiˈɔn/
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  • Hyphenation: bas‧ti‧on
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

bastion n (plural bastions, diminutive bastionnetje n)

  1. bastion; a projecting part of a rampart
    Synonym: bolwerk

French

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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)

  1. bastion
  2. stronghold

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Italian bastione, via French bastion

Noun

bastion m (definite singular bastionen, indefinite plural bastioner, definite plural bastionene)

  1. a bastion (part of a fortification; also figurative)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian bastione, via French bastion

Noun

bastion m (definite singular bastionen, indefinite plural bastionar, definite plural bastionane)

  1. a bastion (part of a fortification; also figurative)

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Swedish

Noun

bastion c

  1. bastion; a projecting part of a rampart

Declension

Declension of bastion 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bastion bastionen bastioner bastionerna
Genitive bastions bastionens bastioners bastionernas