adjective
- fortified with bastions; having projecting defensive structures
Usage: military architecture
Examples
- The bastioned fortress stood guard over the harbor entrance.
- Medieval cities were often bastioned to protect against siege warfare.
- The bastioned walls provided excellent defensive positions for the garrison.
- Engineers designed a bastioned perimeter around the military base.
- The old bastioned fort is now a popular tourist attraction.
- Star-shaped bastioned fortifications became common in the 16th century.