bastion vs defense

defense vs bastion

bastion and defense both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bastion	Yes	No	No	No
defense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defense is a hypernym of bastion; that is, defense is a word with a broader meaning than bastion:

bastion: a group that defends a principle
defense: an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

Other hypernyms of bastion include defence, defence force, defense force.

bastion (noun)	defense (noun)
projecting part of a rampart or other fortification	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle	the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
a group that defends a principle	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
	protection from harm
	a structure used to defend against attack
	the justification for some act or belief
	the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
	the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
	(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
	an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
	(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

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