bastion vs picketing

bastion

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

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

  • A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification. 

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

verb
  • To furnish with a bastion. 

picketing

noun
  • The act of one who pickets (in any sense). 

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