Examples of 'bastions' in a sentence
Meaning of "bastions"
bastion (noun): Refers to a stronghold or fortification that protects or defends a place or a principle. Figuratively, it can also refer to a person or place that upholds particular beliefs or principles. For example, 'The organization remained a bastion of free speech.'
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- plural of bastion
- third-person singular simple present indicative form of bastion
How to use "bastions" in a sentence
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Two bastions he built were named after him.
A moat and numerous bastions were also constructed.
The bastions are linked together by curtain walls.
One of our abandoned bastions to the east.
These bastions supported heavy defensive artillery.
It has a trapezoidal plan with angular bastions.
Bastions were used as the main defensive elements.
They have been bastions of liberal ideology.
Around the building are terraces with bastions.
Some of the bastions still contain cannons.
The slim turrets were replaced by strong bastions.
The extreme bastions have a quadrangular plan.
There are also three circular bastions.
These bastions are considered masterpieces of military engineering.
In every corner of the fortification wall are bastions.
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Not exactly bastions of sound judgment.
The fort is fortified with eight bastions.
We must melt the bastions of suspicion.
There are four towers left called bastions.
It has two bastions on each side.
The whole fort is protected by several bastions.
On the bastions cannons could be deployed.
British constructed roofs over the bastions.
The two remaining bastions are made of stone.
Mathematics and science remain male bastions.
Various kinds of bastions have been used throughout history.
You will be in charge of building these two bastions.
The bastions had an underground tunnel.
You are one of our last bastions of truth.
Bastions differ from medieval towers in a number of respects.
Campuses used to be bastions of free speech.
The whole city will be celebrating on the bastions.
These bastions served as guard posts.
The access is guarded by strong bastions.
Pentagon bastions have been preserved partially.
We have alerted the other bastions.
This is one of the final bastions of acceptable prejudice.
They managed to take two bastions.
Watchtowers and bastions were also built on the walls.
Traces of a mud fortification wall with bastions were discovered.
One of the bastions of social justice.
The rampart was strengthened with triangular corner bastions.
It has four sturdy bastions and three gates.
It featured a drawbridge defended by a casemate and two bastions.
Big cities are bastions of socialism and government control.
This fortification was rectangular with two corner bastions.
One of the last bastions of purity in sports is falling.
Towers were reformed into triangular bastions.
Each two bastions are connected by a courtine.
The citadel was a modified pentagon with five bastions.
