fortification vs bastion

bastion vs fortification

fortification and bastion both are nouns.

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

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

fortification: defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
bastion: projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

Other hyponyms of fortification include bunker, dugout, castle, defilade, entrenchment, intrenchment, escarp, escarpment, protective embankment, scarp, fieldwork, lunette, palisade, breastwork, parapet, redoubt, stockade, hornwork, crownwork, contravallation.

fortification (noun)	bastion (noun)
the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)	projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it	a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
the art or science of strengthening defenses	a group that defends a principle

Difference between fortification and bastion

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