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Definition of bastion

"bastion" in the noun sense

1. bastion

a group that defends a principle

"a bastion against corruption"

"the last bastion of communism"

2. bastion, citadel

a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

3. bastion

projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

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Quotations for bastion

Yonder cloud,
That rises upward always higher,
And onward drags a laboring breast,
And topples round the dreary west,
A looming bastion fringed with fire. [ Tennyson ]

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bastion in Scrabble®

The word bastion is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters bastion:

BASTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
BASTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
OBTAINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OBTAINS
(86 = 36 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

bastion, obtains

 

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BASTION
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OBTAINS
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bastion in Words With Friends™

The word bastion is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters bastion:

BASTION
(98 = 63 + 35)
OBTAINS
(98 = 63 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

bastion, obtains

 

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BASTION
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BASTION
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BASTION
(92 = 57 + 35)
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Words containing the sequence bastion

Words that start with bastion (2 words)

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Words with bastion in them (2 words)

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Words that end with bastion (2 words)

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