Bastion
WordNet
noun
(1) Projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
(2) A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
(3) A group that defends a principle
"A bastion against corruption"
"The last bastion of communism"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
First attested in 1562. From < .
Noun
- a projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
- a well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel
- a person, or thing, who strongly defends some principle
Noun
bastion
- bastion; a projecting part of a rampart