BASTION


Meaning of BASTION in English

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.