Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demibastion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: demibas-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A half bastion, or the part of a bastion consisting of one face and one flank.

Etymology

Borrowed from French demi-bastion.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: demi-bastion

Inflected Forms

demibastions (plural)

Questions

What does demibastion mean?: A half bastion, or the part of a bastion consisting of one face and one flank.
Where does demibastion come from?: It is traced to French.

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