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bastille

C1 noun

bastille /bæˈstil/ nghĩa là pháo đài, tháp canh

Các nghĩa

  1. pháo đài, tháp canh

    Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion (“projecting part of a rampart or other fortification”) or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.

    He planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day.

  2. nhà tù, ngục

    A jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its prisoners.

    figuratively

    ―The devil it is! ſaid I—but I vvill go to ten thouſand Baſtiles firſt— […]

  3. nhà tế bần

    Synonym of workhouse (“an institution for homeless poor people funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied were required to work”).

    uk · derogatory · figuratively

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