Origin: Latin
suffix -tion
Bastion has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a group that defends a principle
"a bastion against corruption"
"the last bastion of communism"
2
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
3
projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
4
A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
Verb
1
To furnish with a bastion.
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