bastion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a group that defends a principle
a bastion against corruption
Types & categories
- defense force hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
Types & categories
- stronghold hypernym
- acropolis hyponym
- kremlin hyponym
- Kremlin instance hyponym
Sense 3 noun
projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
Types & categories
- fortification hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | defense force |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | stronghold |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | acropolis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | kremlin |
| 2 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Kremlin |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fortification |