bastille[noun]Synonyms: jail, bridewell, bucket, caboose, calaboose, can, carcel, chokey, hoosegow, jug
[verb]Synonyms: imprison, confine, constrain, immure, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, prison, quod
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
Bas‧tille, the /bæˈstiːl/
an old prison in Paris, attacked and destroyed on 14 July 1789 during the French
revolution. This date is now celebrated each year as a French national holiday (Bastille Day):
The storming of the Bastille really marked the beginning of the French Revolution. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Bas‧tille, the /bæˈstiːl/
an old prison in Paris, attacked and destroyed on 14 July 1789 during the French
revolution. This date is now celebrated each year as a French national holiday (Bastille Day):
The storming of the Bastille really marked the beginning of the French Revolution. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲