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Translate bastion from English to Dutch

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bastion:
- fort; bastion; bolwerk
Wiktionary:
- bastion → vesting
- baste → rijgen

English

Detailed Translations for bastion from English to Dutch

bastion:

bastion [the ~] nom

the bastion
de fort; het bastion; het bolwerk
- fort [de ~ (m)] nom
- bastion [het ~] nom
- bolwerk [het ~] nom
the bastion (fortress; stronghold; fortification)
het bolwerk
- bolwerk [het ~] nom

Translation Matrix for bastion:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bastion	bastion
bolwerk	bastion; fortification; fortress; stronghold
fort	bastion	citadel; fortified area
-	citadel

Related Words for "bastion":

baste

Synonyms for "bastion":

defense; defence; defense force; defence force
citadel; stronghold; fastness
fortification; munition

Related Definitions for "bastion":

projecting part of a rampart or other fortification¹
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle¹
a group that defends a principle¹
- a bastion against corruption¹
- the last bastion of communism¹

Wiktionary Translations for bastion:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• bastion	→ vesting	↔ bastille — ouvrage, construction passager ou permanente, qu’on élever soit pour fortifier une place, soit pour l’assiéger.

baste:

Translation Matrix for baste:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	basting; basting stitch; tacking
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	batter; clobber; tack
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	tack

Related Words for "baste":

bastion

Synonyms for "baste":

basting; tacking; stitch
moisten; wash; dampen
clobber; batter; beat; beat up; work over
tack; sew; run up; sew together; stitch

Related Definitions for "baste":

a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together¹
cover with liquid before cooking¹
- baste a roast¹
sew together loosely, with large stitches¹
- baste a hem¹
strike violently and repeatedly¹

Wiktionary Translations for baste:

baste

verb

met een naald een draad ergens doorvoeren
- rijgen → baste

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University