transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbas-chən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian bastione, augmentative of bastia fortress, derivative from dialect form of bastire to build, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German besten to patch
Date: 1562
1. : a projecting part of a fortification
2. : a fortified area or position
3. : stronghold 2
the last bastion of academic standards — American Scientist
• bas·tioned -chənd adjective