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BASTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bastion" is a kind of...):
fortification; munition (defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
Synonyms:
bastion; citadel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bastion" is a kind of...):
fastness; stronghold (a strongly fortified defensive structure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bastion"):
acropolis (the citadel in ancient Greek towns)
kremlin (citadel of a Russian town)
Instance hyponyms:
Kremlin (citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A group that defends a principle
Example:
the last bastion of communism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("bastion" is a kind of...):
defence; defence force; defense; defense force (an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack)
