Bastille
noun
uk/bæˈstiːl/us/bæˈstiːl/amilitarybuildinginParisthat was used as aprisonin the 17th and 18thcenturies. In 1789 it wasattackedbypeoplewhowantedrevolution(=violentsocialandpoliticalchange)in France, and thisattackisregardedas being thestartof theFrenchRevolution:
（位于巴黎的）巴士底狱On 14thJulytheFrenchcelebratethestormingof the Bastille.法国在7月14日庆祝攻克巴士底狱。
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Places involved in military activity
- air bridge
- air corridor
- bases
- battlefield
- battleground
- beachhead
- camp
- enceinte
- fort
- front
- front-line
- garrison
- GHQ
- multi-front
- observation post
- obstacle course
- parade ground
- PX
- redoubt
- theatre
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