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bastillion

bastillion noun: a fortress or fortified position.

Noun

bastillion (plural bastillions)

  1. A fortress or fortified position.
    • Here's a picture of us in a medieval bastillion.

Forms of bastillion

pluralbastillions

Origin of bastillion

From French bastillion, augmentative of bastille.

Questions about bastillion

What does bastillion mean?
Bastillion means a fortress or fortified position.
What part of speech is bastillion?
Bastillion is a noun.
What is the plural of bastillion?
The plural of bastillion is bastillions.

Words near bastillion in the dictionary

  1. bastille
  2. Bastille Day
  3. bastilled
  4. bastilles
  5. bastilling
  6. bastillion
  7. bastillions
  8. Bastin
  9. bastinade
  10. bastinaded
  11. bastinades

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