defense vs bastion

bastion vs defense

defense and bastion both are nouns.

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

As nouns, bastion is a hyponym of defense; that is, bastion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defense:

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

defense (noun)	bastion (noun)
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies	projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury	a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him	a group that defends a principle
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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