313 - Bastion

Bastion : Noun

  1. (formal) a group of people or a system that protects a way of life or a belief when it seems that it may disappear (Oxford)

  2. a place that military forces are defending (Oxford)

  3. something that keeps or defends a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened (Cambridge)

گڑھ / قلعہ

Sentence (s)

  1. Singapore was the last bastion of British defences in South-East Asia. (Oxford)

  2. British public schools are regarded as one of the last bastions of upper-class privilege. (Cambridge)

Phrases & Connected Words

  • last bastion of British defences

Synonym(s)

  1. Fortress

  2. Stronghold

Antonym(s)

  1. Weak spot


Word Family

  1. Bastion