What is another word for bastille?

Pronunciation: [bˈastɪl] (IPA)

Bastille is primarily known as a French fortress and prison, famous for the July 14, 1789, uprising that sparked the French Revolution. This word, however, has slowly evolved to also mean imprisonment or confinement. In the context of architecture, bastille refers to a turret or tower. A few synonyms for bastille include jail, dungeon, cell, gaol, penitentiary, and confinement. Other terms that indicate a fortress or stronghold are citadel, castle, keep, and stronghold. Bastille also has a figurative meaning, referring to an obstacle or hindrance, for which we can use barrier, hindrance, obstruction, and impediment.

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What are the hyponyms for Bastille?

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What are the holonyms for Bastille?

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Usage examples for Bastille

Compare Camp Jackson, or Baltimore, where a few people were shot, with some Paris street scenes after the bastille.
"The Crisis, Volume 6"
Winston Churchill
Not understanding at that time the nature of these slaves, I dishonoured my pen by writing an ode on the taking of the bastille."
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)
Cowper, who prophesied the fall of the bastille and denounced luxury, was to some extent an unconscious ally of Rousseau, though he regarded the religious aspects of Rousseau's doctrine as shallow and unsatisfactory.
"English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century"
Leslie Stephen

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