tower bastion

noun

A bastion of masonry, often with chambers beneath it, built at an angle of the interior polygon of some works.

Meanings

nountower bastion (plural tower bastions)

plural tower bastions

  1. fortificationsA bastion of masonry, often with chambers beneath it, built at an angle of the interior polygon of some works.
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