bastion

bastion

bas·tion / ˈbaschən/ • n. 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. ∎ fig. an institution, place, or person strongly defending or upholding particular principles, attitudes, or activities: the last bastion of male privilege.

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bastion.
1. Defensive projection, usually canted on plan and with battered sides, at an angle of a fortress from which the ground in front of ramparts may be viewed and raked with fire.

2. In gardens, a vantage-point in a corner, or a raised projection, like an arrow-head bastion.

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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "bastion." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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bastion ˈbæschən n. 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.

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bastion projecting part of a fortification. XVI. — F. bastion — It. bastione, ult. f. Gmc. *bastjan BASTE1.

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T. F. HOAD. "bastion." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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bastion See BASTION HOST.

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