barbican vs bastion

barbican

noun
  • A temporary wooden tower built for defensive purposes. 

  • An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot. 

  • A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town 

  • A fortress at the end of a bridge. 

bastion

noun
  • A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification. 

  • A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel. 

  • A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle. 

  • Any large prominence; something that resembles a bastion in size and form. 

verb
  • To furnish with a bastion. 

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