bastion in the PONS Dictionary

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In 1671 work was completed on a pentagonal fortress with bastions at the angles and demi-lunes.
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It consists of a surrounding rampart with numerous bastions, faced by a deep ditch and glacis.
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The 5 m high walls form a square; their bastions are at an oblique angle and jut out from the walls at all four corners.
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The circular bastion is built on the rocky formation well into the sea.
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The slim turrets were replaced by strong bastions.
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The entrance pavilion has octagonal bastions flanking smooth rusticated limestone voussoirs around a large sally port.
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In the 17th century, the town was surrounded by fortifications, with a moat, a rampart and five bastions.
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Structurally, the fort consisted of a triangle pointing towards the sea, and two half bastions facing uneven ground.
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It is enclosed within what has remained of its original fortifications a barbican protecting the main gate, three bastions, and part of the walls.
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Bastions at each corner are merged into one, hence 48 in total.
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