See bastion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "projecting part of a rampart",
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"code": "uk",
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"word": "бастіо́н"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "well-fortified position",
"tags": [
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"word": "befæstning"
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "well-fortified position",
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"code": "la",
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