Noun: bastion bas-chun [N. Amer], bas-tee-un [Brit]
- Projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
"The castle's bastion provided a strategic vantage point for defenders"
- A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
"The ancient bastion stood atop the hill, offering protection to the city's inhabitants";
- citadel
- A group that defends a principle
"a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"
Derived forms: bastions
Type of: defence [Brit, Cdn], defence force [Brit, Cdn], defense [US], defense force [US], fastness, fortification [rare], munition, stronghold
Part of: bastion fort, star fort, star fortress, star-shaped fortress, trace italienne
Encyclopedia: Bastion