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a structure or place from which one can resist attack
- the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup
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“Bastion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastion. Accessed 13 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of bastion was in 1546
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