n. 1 a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle of, or against the line of, a wall. 2 a thing regarded as protecting (bastion of freedom). 3 a natural rock formation resembling a bastion.
[ F f. It. bastione f. bastire build ]
n. 1 a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle of, or against the line of, a wall. 2 a thing regarded as protecting (bastion of freedom). 3 a natural rock formation resembling a bastion.
[ F f. It. bastione f. bastire build ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012