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What's The Definition Of Bastile bastille?Synonyms | Synonyms for Bastile bastille: Related Terms | Find terms related to Bastile bastille: See Also | Bastile bastille In Webster's Dictionary \Bas*tile" Bas*tille"\, n. [F. bastille
fortress, OF. bastir to build, F. b?tir.]
1. (Feud. Fort.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the
defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place.
The high bastiles . . . which overtopped the walls.
--Holland.
2. ``The Bastille'', formerly a castle or fortress in Paris,
used as a prison, especially for political offenders;
hence, a rhetorical name for a prison.
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