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Word | Bastion |
Chinese Meaning | 堡垒, 棱堡; 堡垒 |
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle / a group that defends a principle / A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so constructed that it is able to defend by a flanking fire the adjacent curtain, or wall which extends from one bastion to another. Two adjacent bastions are connected by the curtain, which joins the flank of one with the adjacent flank of the other. The distance between the flanks of a bastion is called the gorge. A lunette is a detached bastion. See Ravelin. / stronghold; something seen as a source of protection / 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. / a place or system in which something (such as an old-fashioned idea) continues to survive, | |
Usage | ⇒ Flying aircrafts has been a male bastion ⇒ The villagers fortified the town hall, hoping this improvised bastion could protect them from the guerrilla raids. ⇒ the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup ⇒ A large area was enclosed by a defensive wall with bastions and monumental gates, and the natural sheltered harbour was extended and deepened. |
Synonyms | citadel, bulwark, stronghold, fortification, fortress, rampart, redoubt, breastwork, defence, fastness, banquette, castle, defense, fort, resistance, parapet, aegis, barbican, curtain, preservation, |
Antonyms | weakness, weak spot, flaw, assault, attrition, blemish, cabin, defect, deficiency, enervation, fault, feebleness, foible, fragility, frailty, imbecility, imperfection, inadequacy, incident, infirmity, |
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