Bastion word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "bastion" word

[noun] projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
[noun] a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
[noun] a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"

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\Bas"tion\, n. [F. bastion (cf. It. bastione), fr. LL. bastire to build (cf. F. b?tir, It. bastire), perh. from the idea of support for a weight, and akin to Gr. ? to lift, carry, and to E. baston, baton.] (Fort.) A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so constructed that it is able to defend by a flanking fire the adjacent curtain, or wall which extends from one bastion to another. Two adjacent bastions are connected by the curtain, which joins the flank of one with the adjacent flank of the other. The distance between the flanks of a bastion is called the gorge. A lunette is a detached bastion. See {Ravelin}.

Synonyms for bastion

citadel

Related terms: advanced work, banquette, barbed-wire entanglement, beachhead, blockhouse, casemate, earthwork, entanglement, fortalice, fortification, glacis, martello, motte, outwork, peel, pillbox, portcullis, post, postern gate, rath, ravelin, scarp

The fun area, different aproach to word »bastion«

Let's analyse "bastion" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NOITSAB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1885 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -... .- ... - .. --- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: bastion: 1 + 9 + 6 = 16, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: bastion: 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 5 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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