Thanks to Facebook, stalking is no longer the bastion of a few devoted enthusiasts, but a highly automated task convenient enough even for the busy housewife.
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Bastion
/ˈbæsti.ən/
Synonyms for "bastion" (106 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Noun(4 words)
abatisacropolisadvanced workbalistrariabankbanquettebarbed-wire entanglementbarbicanbarricadebarrierbartizanbattlementbeachheadblockhousebreastworkbridgeheadbulwarkbunker
Strong matches (31)
casematecastlecheval-de-frisecircumvallationcitadelcontravallationcounterscarpcurtaindemibastiondikedonjondrawbridgeearthworkenclosureentanglementescarpescarpmentfastholdfastnessfence
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Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
defend position
Adverb(1 words)
forcefully defended position
Related words (53)
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More general
11 entriesadvocatedefencedefence forcedefenderdefensedefense forcedefense structurefastnessfortificationmunitionstronghold
More specific
8 entriesCollocations
5 entriesbastion of knowledgebastion of traditiondefensive bastionlast bastion of securitystrong bastion
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
[…] Fort Camosun had swelled herself from being a little Hudson's Bay Fort, inside a stockade with bastions at the corners, into being the little town of Victoria, and the capital of British Columbia.
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a bastion of hope
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the bastion of democracy
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