ALL meanings of bastille
bas·tille
B b - noun bastille a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution 3
- noun bastille in ancient warfare, a tower for defense or attack; small fortress 3
- noun bastille a prison 3
- noun bastille A castle tower, or fortified building; a small citadel or fortress. 1
- noun plural bastille (initial capital letter) a fortress in Paris, used as a prison, built in the 14th century and destroyed July 14, 1789. 1
- noun plural bastille any prison or jail, especially one conducted in a tyrannical way. 1
- noun plural bastille a fortified tower, as of a castle; a small fortress; citadel. 1
- noun bastille A prison or jail. 0