Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In fortification, a small bomb-proof chamber placed in a position flanking the ditch of a lunette or redoubt.
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Examples
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Standing on the highway, and looking southwards, about twenty yards to the right is a small bastionet, intended to carry a gun or two.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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The authorities kindly allowed me the use of this bastionet.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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On Tuesday, the 20th, I was early at the bastionet.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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I waited for some time on the bastionet, hoping to get a glimpse of the moon on the opposite border of the sun, but in vain.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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a projection of the bastionet, place stones upon its stand, and, further, to avail myself of the shelter of a sail.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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