bastion
pronunciation
How to pronounce bastion in British English:
UK [ˈbæstiən]
How to pronounce bastion in American English:
US [ˈbæstʃən,-tiən]
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- Noun:
- a group that defends a principle
- a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
- projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
Word Origin
- bastion (n.)
- 1560s, from Middle French bastillon, diminutive of Old French bastille "fortress, tower, fortified, building," from Old Provençal bastir "build," perhaps originally "make with bast" (see baste (v.1)).
Example
- 1. Kabul bank was a bastion of the northern , tajik establishment .
- 2. Last year the final bastion fell .
- 3. The magnetic field operates like a bastion in the face of solar winds .
- 4. But there are growing signs that this last bastion may be giving way .
- 5. The stock market is seen as a bastion of insider trading and property prices are falling .