bastion

Plural: bastions

Noun

• A projecting part of a fortification.
• a group that defends a principle
  • "a bastion against corruption"
  • "the last bastion of communism"
• a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
• projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
• A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
• A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
• A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
• Any large prominence; something that resembles a bastion in size and form.

Verb

• To furnish with a bastion.

Examples

• a bastion of hope
• the bastion of democracy
• The cluster of high-value letters became a bastion he defended all game.

Synonyms

citadel

Related Words

bastille