Look up: bastion

1. Bastion
   A small tower at the end of a curtain wall or in the middle of the outside wall; solid masonry projection; structural rather than inhabitable.
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2. bastion
   [n] - a group that defends a principle 2. [n] - a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle 3. [n] - projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
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3. Bastion
   tower, turret or other construction that projects out from a wall length or commonly found projecting from the corner junction of two walls, that allows defenders to both see and fire upon the ground in front of the walls
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4. Bastion
   Self-contained unit(s) of fortification projecting beyond the main curtain wall of a fortified place. Artillery, such as cannons, would be contained and infantrymen who could fire along the line of the curtain wall, so as to prevent the advance and scaling of the walls by an enemy. Bastions would co...
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5. Bastion
   Defensive work with two front faces forming a salient from the curtain wall, to allow flanking fire along the wall.
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6. Bastion
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7. Bastion
   Fortification work, usually four-sided (tetrahedral) and situated in the corners of a wall, with a sharp point, making possible active defence and flanking fire.
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8. Bastion
   The general term for a defensive structure that projects from the main line of defense.
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9. Bastion
   Bas'tion (băs'chŭn; 106) noun [ French bastion (cf. Italian bastione ), from Late Latin bastire to build (cf. French bâtir , Italian bastire ), perhaps from the idea of support for a weight, and akin to Gr...
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10. bastion
    noun a group that defends a principle; `a bastion against corruption`; `the last bastion of communism`
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11. bastion
    noun projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
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12. bastion
    noun a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
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13. Bastion
    • (n.) 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 th...
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14. Bastion
    (from the article `Nanaimo`) ...tourism. The federal government maintains a fisheries and oceanographic research station at the north edge of the city. Historic features are ...
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15. bastion
    an open projecting work, at the corner of a fortification
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16. bastion
    
    • 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
    
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17. Bastion
    A bastion is a work projecting outward from the main enclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so constructed that it is able to defend the adjacent curtain, or wall which extends from one bastion to another, with a flanking fire. Two adjacent bastions are connected b...
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18. Bastion
    A `bastion`, or a `bulwark`, is a structure projecting outward from the main enclosure of a fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall (termed loc=http://books.google.com/books?id=zxZuB0wrer8C&dq=bulwark%20bastion&pg=PA444#v=onepage&q=bulwark%20bastion&f=false p. 4...
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19. Bastion
    (comics) image= --> `Bastion` is a supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel Universe. The character was created by Scott Lobdell and Pascual Ferry and first made a cameo appearance in X-Men #52 (May 1996). His first full appearance was Uncanny X-Men #333 (June 1996). He...
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20. Bastion
    (naval) A `bastion` in naval strategy is a heavily-defended area of water in which friendly naval forces can operate safely. Typically, that area will be partially enclosed by friendly shoreline, defended by naval mines, monitored by sensors, and heavily patrolled by surface, submarine, and a...
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21. Bastion
    (Nanaimo) The `Bastion`, also known as the `Nanaimo Bastion`, is an historic octagonal shaped bastion or fortification located at 98 Front Street in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The Hudson`s Bay Company, which then held a royal lease on all of what was then the Colony of Vancouver Islan...
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22. Bastion
    (video game) `Bastion` is an action role-playing video game produced by independent Developer Supergiant Games and published by accessdate=2011-07-22-->--> The game`s visual style is inspired by anime and its narrative style takes the form of a dynamic voice-over. Bastion was re...
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