Bastion vs Fastness - What's the difference?
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a projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
a well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel
(figuratively) a person, or thing, who strongly defends some principle
A secure or fortified place; a stronghold, a fortress
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*:When she came to know writers it was like adventuring upon a stage which till then she had known only from the other side of the footlights. She saw them dramatically, and really seemed herself to live a larger life because she entertained them and visited them in their fastnesses .
The state of being fast.
# firmness, security
# rapidity, swiftness
The ability of a dye to withstand fading
As nouns the difference between bastion and fastness
is that bastion is a projecting part of a rampart or other fortification while fastness is a secure or fortified place; a stronghold, a fortress.bastion
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