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Zabernovo Bastion
Zabernovo Bastion (, ‘Rid Zabernovo’ \'rid za-'ber-no-vo\) is the rounded ice-covered buttress extending 8.5 km in southeast–northwest direction and 10.
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![One of the semi-circular bastions at [[Deal Castle]], a [[Device Fort]] on the south coast of [[England]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Deal Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1406977.jpg?width=200 "One of the semi-circular bastions at [[Deal Castle]], a [[Device Fort]] on the south coast of [[England]]")
![A bastion in the [[Komárno]] Fortress (Slovakia).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Komárno - Castle.jpg?width=200 "A bastion in the [[Komárno]] Fortress (Slovakia).")
![Aerial photograph of [[Neuf-Brisach]], a fortress in use during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Neuf-Brisach 007 850.jpg?width=200 "Aerial photograph of [[Neuf-Brisach]], a fortress in use during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]")
![[[Castillo de San Marcos]] (completed 1695), Florida. Four bastion fortress.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Castillo de San Marcos.jpg?width=200 "[[Castillo de San Marcos]] (completed 1695), Florida. Four bastion fortress.")
![Bastion Franz (c.1675), [[Petersberg Citadel]], Erfurt, Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BastionFranz 2.jpg?width=200 "Bastion Franz (c.1675), [[Petersberg Citadel]], Erfurt, Germany")
![One of the bastions of the castle of [[Copertino]] (1540), [[Italy]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Copertino.jpg?width=200 "One of the bastions of the castle of [[Copertino]] (1540), [[Italy]]")
![Plan of [[Geneva]] and environs in 1841. The colossal fortifications, incorporating numerous bastions and among the most important in Europe, were demolished ten years later.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Geneva 1841.jpg?width=200 "Plan of [[Geneva]] and environs in 1841. The colossal fortifications, incorporating numerous bastions and among the most important in Europe, were demolished ten years later.")
![Plan of [[Tvrđa]] from 1861, in [[Osijek]], [[Croatia]]. While the fortifications have largely been removed, some bastions are still preserved.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Plan of Tvrdja in Osijek 1861.jpg?width=200 "Plan of [[Tvrđa]] from 1861, in [[Osijek]], [[Croatia]]. While the fortifications have largely been removed, some bastions are still preserved.")
![Cittadella]] (1614), [[Gozo]], [[Malta]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Victoria Zitadelle 02.JPG?width=200 "Cittadella]] (1614), [[Gozo]], [[Malta]]")
![[[Bastion Middleburg]] in [[Malacca]], [[Malaysia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bastion Middleburg.JPG?width=200 "[[Bastion Middleburg]] in [[Malacca]], [[Malaysia]]")
![Bastion in [[Badajoz]] Spain](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BA-Recinto abaluartado.-B.Santiago-5.jpg?width=200 "Bastion in [[Badajoz]] Spain")
STRUCTURE PROJECTING OUTWARD FROM THE CURTAIN WALL OF A FORTIFICATION
Bastions; Demi-bastion; Angled bastion; Angled bastions
A bastion or bulwark is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort. The fully developed bastion consists of two faces and two flanks, with fire from the flanks being able to protect the curtain wall and the adjacent bastions.
bastion
STRUCTURE PROJECTING OUTWARD FROM THE CURTAIN WALL OF A FORTIFICATION
Bastions; Demi-bastion; Angled bastion; Angled bastions
['bast??n]
¦ noun
1. a projecting part of a fortification allowing an increased angle of fire.
2. an institution or person strongly maintaining particular principles, attitudes, or activities.
Origin
C16: from Fr., from Ital. bastione, from bastire 'build'.
