Hypernym

fortress 1

noun

a fortified defensive structure

Part_meronym

bastion 3

noun

projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

hornwork 1

noun

an element of the trace italienne system of fortification that consists of a pair of demi-bastions.

crownwork 2

noun

a type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress.

bastion fort 1

noundomain: artefact

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English

Definition

a fortification composed of many projecting triangular bastions (usually from five to eight), specifically designed to cover each other; first seen in the mid-15th century in Italy.

Examples

1.Star forts were employed by Michelangelo in the defensive earthworks of Florence, and refined in the sixteenth century by Baldassare Peruzzi and Scamozzi.

Synonyms

Part_holonym

bastion 3

noun

projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

hornwork 1

noun

an element of the trace italienne system of fortification that consists of a pair of demi-bastions.

crownwork 2

noun

a type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress.

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