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bastion Bastion definition, Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work. See more. Dictionary.com
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Bastion  (video game) (video game) Bastion is an action role-playing video game developed by independent developer Supergiant Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. In the game, the player controls the Kid as he moves through floating, fantasy-themed environments and fights enemies of various types.
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THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS It was in the afternoon of the fifth day of the siege, and the fourth of his own service in it, that Major Heyward profited by a parley that had just been beaten, by repairing to the ramparts of one of the water bastions, to breathe the cool air from the lake, and to take a survey of the progress of the siege.
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bastion host Cisco Sourcefire SNORT. On the Internet, a bastion host is the only host computer that a company allows to be addressed directly from the public network and that is designed to screen the rest of its network from security exposure.
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- a structure or place from which one can resist attack the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight Synonyms bastion, castle, citadel, fastness, fortification, fort, hold, redoubt, strongholdRelated Words battlement, breastwork, bulwark, earthwork, embattlement, parapet, rampart; bunker, ...
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Battlement A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e. a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which rectangular gaps or indentations occur at intervals to allow for the discharge of arrows or other missiles from within the defences.n medieval England a licence to crenellate granted the holder permission to fortify their property. Such licences were granted by the king, and by the rulers of the counties palatine within their jurisdictions, i.e. by the Bishops of Durham and the Earls of Chester and after 1351 by the Dukes of Lancaster.
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garrison The definition of a garrison is a military fort or a body of troops stationed at a military fort. An example of garrison is a group of army units. Garrison is defined as to provide or occupy with troops. An example of garrison is to send army troops to an area in need.
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fort The definition of a fort is a building that has been protected, often because of its military importance. An example of a fort is a protected building where arms are stored and where guards are posted. fort. an enclosed place or fortified building for military defense, equipped as with earthworks, guns, etc.
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pillar pillar (plural pillars) (architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture. Something resembling such a structure. a pillar of smoke. An essential part of something that provides support.
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- Synonyms-noun. 1  limit. 2  enclave. 3  curbstone. 4  terminus. 5  marches. 6  line of demarcation. 7  turning point. 8  boundary. 9  term. 10  but. 11  stint. 12  backwoods. 13  line of circumvallation. 14  ne plus ultra. 15  bounds. 16  bourn. 17  pale. 18  frontier. 19  boundary line. 20  pillars of Hercules. 21  sluice. 22  confine. 23  verge. 24  termination. 25  precinct. 26  landmark. 27  Rubicon. 28  floodgate.
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Definitions &Translations Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Fort(noun) a strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification.
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suppress Suppressed definition, to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties. See more. Dictionary.com
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fortification fortification. 1  the act of fortifying or strengthening. 2  something that fortifies or protects. 3  the art or science of constructing defensive military works. 4  Often, fortifications. military works constructed for the purpose of strengthening a position; a fort: Supposedly impregnable, the fortifications were quickly overrun.
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- Gallery - long passage or room. Garderobe - a small latrine or toilet either built into the thickness of the wall or projected out from it; projects from the wall as a small, rectangular bartizan. Garret - the top storey of a building within the roof. Garrison - the soldiers who manned and occupied a castle or fort.
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Outpost Places. 1  Outpost (military), a detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main force or formation, usually at a station in a remote or sparsely populated location.
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- An enclave is a portion, usually a small portion, of a nation's territory laying outside of its borders and detached from the main body of the country’s land. It is therefore enclosed by neighbouring nations. There are all sorts of examples on any geographic map.
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remnant The definition of a remnant is something left over or an indication of the past. An example of a remnant is the last yard of fabric that remains after all the other fabric has been sold. An example of a remnant of the past is rotary telephones. what is left over; remainder; residue.
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bastion Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work. a fortified place. anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, etc.: a bastion of solitude; a bastion of democracy.
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frontier Definition of frontier. 1  1a : a border between two countries the frontier between Canada and the U.S.b obsolete : a stronghold on a frontier.
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bastion bastion. n. 1. (Fortifications) a projecting work in a fortification designed to permit fire to the flanks along the face of the wall. 2. any fortified place. 3. a thing or person regarded as upholding or defending an attitude, principle, etc: the last bastion of opposition.
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trench Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack. trenches, a system of such excavations, with their embankments, etc. a deep furrow, ditch, or cut. Oceanography. a long, steep-sided, narrow depression in the ocean floor.
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remnant Definition of remnant for English Language Learners : the part of something that is left when the other parts are gone : a small piece of cloth that is left after the rest of the cloth has been sold
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- Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: fortress, fort(noun) a fortified defensive structure. fortress(Noun) A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
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fort a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification. any permanent army post. (formerly) a trading post. hold the fort, to defend one's position against attack or criticism. to maintain the existing state of affairs.
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Bastion  (video game) Bastion has won many nominations and awards since its release, including several for best downloadable game and best music, from review outlets such as IGN and Game Informer as well as from the Spike Video Game Awards, the Game Developers Conference, and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
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What is the English translation to Con Te Partiro (the song Will Ferrell sings at the end of Step Brothers)? When I’m alone. I dream on the horizon. and words fail; yes, I know there is no light. in a room where the sun is absent, if you are not with me, with me. At the windows. show everyone my heart. which you set alight; enclose within me.