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DEMIBASTIONS
Noun
demibastions
plural of demibastion
Source: Wiktionary
DEMIBASTION
Dem"i*bas"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. demi-bastion.] (Fort.)
Definition: A half bastion, or that part of a bastion consisting of one face and one flank.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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