bastion
English Thesaurus
1. projecting part of a rampart or other fortification (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | fortification, munition, |
| definition | : | defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it (noun.artifact) |
2. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | fastness, stronghold, |
| definition | : | a strongly fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | acropolis, |
| definition | : | the citadel in ancient Greek towns (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | kremlin, |
| definition | : | citadel of a Russian town (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | kremlin, |
| definition | : | citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government (noun.artifact) |
3. a group that defends a principle (noun.group)
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