bastille
/bæˈstiːl/
noun
- A prison or place of confinement, especially one that is oppressive or unfair. Often used figuratively to describe any oppressive institution or system.
- In his diary, he called the boarding school a bastille where creativity was crushed.
- The old factory felt like a bastille to the workers, with its strict rules and long hours.
- The corrupt government turned the country into a bastille for anyone who spoke out.
- A fortress or stronghold, especially one used for defense.
- Soldiers fortified the bastille with new walls and cannons before the attack.
- The castle served as a bastille for the royal family during the rebellion.
- The ancient bastille on the hill had withstood many sieges over the centuries.
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