bastión
41Bastion — ↑ Bastei. * * * Bastion,die:⇨Befestigung(2) Bastion→Bollwerk …
42Bastion — Bas·ti·on [bas ti̯oːn] die; , en; 1 der vorspringende Teil an der Mauer einer Festung oder einer Burg <eine Bastion stürmen> 2 etwas, das als besonders starker Vertreter von etwas gilt und nur schwer zu erschüttern ist: Irland gilt als… …
43bastion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fort; rampart, fortification. See defense. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [BAS chun] a stronghold or fortified place. Harvard, a bastion of higher education. The marksmen took… …
44bastion — bas|ti|on [ˈbæstiən US tʃən] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: bastille strong building, castle , from Old Provençal bastida, from bastir to build ] 1.) something that protects a way of life, principle etc that seems likely to change or end… …
45bastion — bas|tion [ bæstʃən ] noun count 1. ) an organization, community, or system that supports and defends a particular way of life, tradition, or belief: Traditionally an all male bastion, the yachting world has gradually opened to women competitors.… …
46bastion — bas•tion [[t]ˈbæs tʃən[/t]] n. 1) for a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work 2) a fortified place 3) anything seen as preserving some quality, condition, etc.: a… …
47Bastion — die Bastion, en (Aufbaustufe) vorgezogener Verteidigungspunkt einer Festung Synonyme: Bastei, Befestigung, Bollwerk, Befestigungsanlage, Befestigungsbau, Verteidigungsanlage Beispiel: Der Feind hat die Burg bis zur letzten Bastion eingenommen …
48bastion — n. 1 a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle of, or against the line of, a wall. 2 a thing regarded as protecting (bastion of freedom). 3 a natural rock formation resembling a bastion. Etymology: F f. It. bastione f. bastire build …
49bastion — 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 …
50Bastion — Bas|ti|on die; , en <aus gleichbed. fr. bastion, dies aus it. bastione, Vergrößerungsform von bastia, vgl. ↑Bastei>: 1. vorspringender Teil an alten Festungsbauten. 2. Bollwerk …
