Front | bastion |
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Back | bas‧ti‧on /ˈbæstiən $ -tʃən/ noun [countable] 1something that protects a way of life, principle etc that seems likely to change or end completely bastion of These clubs are the last bastions of male privilege. 2a place where a country or army has strong military defences: Pearl Harbor was the principal American bastion in the Pacific. 3technical a part of a castle wall that sticks out from the rest |
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