All bastion synonyms

noun bastion

• stronghold — a well-fortified place; fortress.
• mainstay — Nautical. the stay that secures the mainmast forward.
• citadel — In the past, a citadel was a strong building in or near a city, where people could shelter for safety.
• fortress — a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel.
• bulwark — A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something protects it.
• parapet — Fortification. a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification. an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification.
• protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
• fortification — the act of fortifying or strengthening.
• support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
• prop — to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed by up): to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government.
• defense — the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
• rock — rock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.
• breastwork — a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high
• tower of strength — a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
• defender — If someone is a defender of a particular thing or person that has been criticized, they argue or act in support of that thing or person.
• upholder — to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
• supporter — a person or thing that supports.
• defence — Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.