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Hoarding vs Bastion - What's the difference?

hoarding | bastion |

As nouns the difference between hoarding and bastion

is that hoarding is (uk) a temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public while bastion is bastion.

As a verb hoarding

is .

hoarding

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK) A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public.
  • A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
  • (chiefly, British) A billboard.
    • See also
    * (Temporary fencing) * * (Billboard)

    Etymology 2

    See hoard

    Verb

    (head)
    • See also
    * ("hoarding" on Wikipedia)

    bastion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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

    • Related terms

    * bastille * bastioned

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