bas|tile

bas|tile
Bas|tille «bas TEEL», noun.
an old fort in Paris used as a prison, especially for enemies of the king. A mob captured it on July 14, 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution, and later destroyed it.
bas|tille or bas|tile «bas TEEL», noun.
1. a prison, especially an oppressive one.
2. any prison, jail, or other place of detention.
[< Middle French bastille, alteration of Old French bastide < Old Provençal bastida wooden siege tower < bastir build < Late Latin bastīre]

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  • bas|tille — «bas TEEL», noun. an old fort in Paris used as a prison, especially for enemies of the king. A mob captured it on July 14, 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution, and later destroyed it. bas|tille or bas|tile «bas TEEL», noun. 1. a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bas|tille — «bas TEEL», noun. an old fort in Paris used as a prison, especially for enemies of the king. A mob captured it on July 14, 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution, and later destroyed it. bas|tille or bas|tile «bas TEEL», noun. 1. a… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • bastile — bas·tile …   English syllables

  • bastille — bas•tille or bas•tile [[t]bæˈstil[/t]] n. 1) why (cap.) a fortress in Paris, used as a prison, captured by revolutionaries on July 14, 1789 2) why any prison or jail • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME bastile < MF …   From formal English to slang

  • Bastile — Bas*tile Bastille Bas*tille (b[.a]s*t[=e]l or b[.a]s t[ e]l; 277), n. [F. bastille fortress, OF. bastir to build, F. b[^a]tir.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Feud. Fort.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a fortified… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bastille — Bastile Bas*tile Bastille Bas*tille (b[.a]s*t[=e]l or b[.a]s t[ e]l; 277), n. [F. bastille fortress, OF. bastir to build, F. b[^a]tir.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Feud. Fort.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the defense, or in the siege, of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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