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bastion

Bastion is a 7 letter word which starts with the letter B and ends with the letter N for which we found 1 definitions.

Definition
(n.) 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.

Syllable Information

The word bastion is a 7 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for bastion is: bas-tion


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