bastion
A projecting part of a rampart or other fortificationA projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
» In Algeria, Kabylie and the Aures mountains are bastions of the Berber language.
Значение
значений: 4A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
Bastion, Bollwerk, Bastei
бастио́нbastión
бастіо́нbastión
projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
Bastion
(переносно)A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
a bastion of hope
the bastion of democracy
Bastion
a group that defends a principle
Any large prominence; something that resembles a bastion in size and form.
Примеры
предложений: 3In Algeria, Kabylie and the Aures mountains are bastions of the Berber language.
A bottle of water goes for 5 francs in Bastions Park!
Hotly the Tyrians are at work. These draw / the bastions' lines, roll stones and trench the ground; / or build the citadel.
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
По значениям 1
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Происхождение
First attested in 1562. From French bastion, from Old French bastille (“fortress”).First attested in 1562. From French bastion, from Old French bastille (“fortress”).
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Формы
мн. число: bastionsСинонимы
синонимов: 1- a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle:citadel