| 单词 | bastion |
| 释义 | bastion —bastionary /bas"cheuh ner'ee/, adj. —bastioned, adj. /bas"cheuhn, -tee euhn/, n. 1. Fort. 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 or protecting some quality, condition, etc.: a bastion of solitude; a bastion of democracy. [1590-1600; < MF < It bastione, equiv. to Upper It bastí(a) bastion, orig., fortified, built (c. It bastita, ptp. of bastire to build < Gmc; see BASTE1) + -one aug. suffix] Syn. 2. fortress, fort, bulwark, stronghold, citadel. |
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