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- Dictionarybastion/ˈbastɪən/
noun
- 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. Similar
- 2. an institution, place, or person strongly maintaining particular principles, attitudes, or activities: "cricket's last bastion of discrimination" Similar
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The meaning of BASTION is a projecting part of a fortification. How to use bastion in a sentence. Did you know?
BASTION definition: 1. something that keeps or defends a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened…. Learn more.
noun. 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.
BASTION meaning: 1. something that keeps or defends a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened…. Learn more.
Bastion can refer to any place to which one turns for safety; that can include not only buildings but also concepts, ideas, and even beliefs. The Church, for example, is a bastion of many religious beliefs.
noun. 1. a projecting work in a fortification designed to permit fire to the flanks along the face of the wall. 2. any fortified place. 3. a thing or person regarded as upholding or defending an attitude, principle, etc. the last bastion of opposition. Collins English Dictionary.
1. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work. 2. a fortified place. 3. anything seen as preserving some quality, condition, etc.: a bastion of democracy.
