bastion
Definitions of bastion
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a group that defends a principlesynonyms: forteressetype of:défensean organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
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a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battlesynonyms: citadelle, forteresse
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projecting part of a rampart or other fortificationsynonyms: forteressetype of:fortificationdefensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
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Lord of the Flies
When they are marooned on a deserted island, a group of schoolboys attempts to form a new society.
A Raisin in the Sun
In the 1940s, a working class African-American family in Chicago must decide how to best spend a ten-thousand dollar insurance payout.