{ } n. [ F. bastille fortress, OF. bastir to build, F. bâtir. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. (Feud. Fort.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place. [ 1913 Webster ]
The high bastiles . . . which overtopped the walls. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. “The Bastille”, formerly a castle or fortress in Paris, used as a prison, especially for political offenders; hence, a rhetorical name for a prison. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
{ } n. [ F. bastille fortress, OF. bastir to build, F. bâtir. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. (Feud. Fort.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place. [ 1913 Webster ]
The high bastiles . . . which overtopped the walls. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. “The Bastille”, formerly a castle or fortress in Paris, used as a prison, especially for political offenders; hence, a rhetorical name for a prison. [ 1913 Webster ]
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