Plural of bastion
regular plural
The plural of bastion is bastions.
Forms of bastion
| Singular | bastion /ˈbæsti.ən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | bastions |
| Countable | countable |
Bastions in a sentence
- It spread slowly up from the sea-rim, a welling upwards of pure white light, ghosting the beach with silver and drawing the grey bastions of sandstone out of formless space.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 32
- William the Conqueror fortified many castles, throwing up new ramparts, bastions and all manner of works.From the entry work
- When they hit cruisers, they use hangar spam to mow down corvettes and bastions.2021 December 21, AdamZeeper, “Countering artillery battleships”, in reddit.com. From the entry megacannon
- The colleges were male bastions, and academic study was meant to be a semi-monastic vocation.2010, Thomas J. Schaeper, Kathleen Schaeper, “Yanks and Brits”, in Rhodes Scholars, Oxford, and the Creation of an American Elite, New…. From the entry semimonastic
- Those who dwell outside of Western Establishment bastions are not idiots just because they do not mouth the pieties of GASP.2025 September 30, Larry Sanger, “2. Enable competing articles.”, in larrysanger.org. From the entry piety
Meaning of bastion
- noun A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- noun A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
- noun A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.
Questions about the plural of bastion
- What is the plural of bastion?
- The plural of bastion is bastions.
- Is bastion countable?
- Bastion is a countable noun.
Source and license
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