Definition
A small bastion or a defensive structure smaller than a full bastion, sometimes used in fortification design.
Etymology
From bastion with the diminutive French suffix -et/-ette. This creates a term for a reduced version of a bastion, used in contexts where full-scale bastions weren't needed or space didn't permit them.
Kelly Says
Military architects used bastionets as intermediate defensive positions and as elements protecting gates—their smaller size made them quicker to build and easier to maintain in less critical fortress areas.
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরক্ষা
pro-ti-rok-sha
CACatalà
bastió
bas-tee-o
CSČeština
bastión
bas-tee-ohn
DADansk
bastion
bas-tee-on
DEDeutsch
Bastion
bas-tee-ohn
ELΕλληνικά
βαστείον
bas-tee-on
ESEspañol
bastión
bas-tee-ohn
FAفارسی
باستیون
bas-tee-yon
FISuomi
bastion
bas-tee-on
FRFrançais
bastion
bas-tee-yon
HAHA
gidan tsaro
gi-dan ts-a-ro
HUMagyar
bastion
bas-tee-on
IDBahasa Indonesia
benteng
ben-teng
ITItaliano
bastione
bas-tee-o-ne
KKKK
қоршауланған
kor-shau-lan-gan
MRMR
किल्लेदार
kil-le-da-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
bastion
bas-tee-yon
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စော
chaw-kye-sau
NLNederlands
bastion
bas-tee-yon
NONorsk
bastion
bas-tee-on
PLPolski
bastion
bas-tee-on
PTPortuguês
bastião
bas-tee-aw
RORomână
bastion
bas-tee-on
RUРусский
бастион
bas-tee-on
SVSvenska
bastion
bas-tee-on
SWKiswahili
bastion
bas-tee-on
TRTürkçe
bastion
bas-tee-yon
UKУкраїнська
бастіон
bas-tee-on
VITiếng Việt
áo thành
ao thanh
ZUZU
isibindi
i-si-bin-di