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Noun Concept
Categories: Engineering barrages, Fortification (architectural elements), Castle architecture
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bastion  Angled bastion  Angled bastions  bastions  demi-bastion
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Projecting part of a rampart or other fortification WordNet 3.0
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Projecting part of a rampart or other fortification WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A bastion or bulwark is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort. Wikipedia
Fortification work projecting outward from the main enclosure. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification Wikidata
IS A
fortification
building
architectural element
PART OF
bastion fort
fortification
HAS KIND
demi-bastion
half-moon bastion
full bastion
roundel bastion
HAS INSTANCE
Borj Al Baroud
Bastion
Triangula Bastion
Wierickerschans
Bloody Bastion
+115 relations
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Great Russian Encyclopedia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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bastion
Wikipedia
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bastion
Wikidata
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bastion
Wikipedia Redirections
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Angled bastion, Angled bastions, bastions, demi-bastion
Wikidata Alias
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bastions

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