Helen Fenton

Bastion: Definition and part of speech

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Bastion

  1. n. A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so constructed that it is able to defend by a flanking fire the adjacent curtain, or wall which extends from one bastion to another. Two adjacent bastions are connected by the curtain, which joins the flank of one with the adjacent flank of the other. The distance between the flanks of a bastion is called the gorge. A lunette is a detached bastion. See Ravelin.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bass drum: Definition and part of speech

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Bass drum

  1. The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See Bass, a.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Basset: Definition and part of speech

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Basset

  1. n. The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
  2. n. A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice.
  3. a. Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Basset horn: Definition and part of speech

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Basset horn

  1. a. An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet, but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.