Definition of "bastion" in İngilizce

noun

1. (architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.

2. A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.

3. (figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.

   • a bastion of hope
   • the bastion of democracy

4. Any large prominence; something that resembles a bastion in size and form.

verb

1. (transitive) To furnish with a bastion.