Complete Definition of "bastillion"

English

Etymology
French bastillion, augmentative of bastille

Noun
bastillion

  1. A fortress or fortified position.

#: Here's a picture of us in a medieval bastillion

  1. A person or institution considered a strong advocate or protector.

#: That magazine is a bastillion of subversive thought.

Related terms
bastion

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