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Bastille noun uk /bæˈstiːl/ us /bæˈstiːl/ a military building in Paris that was used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1789 it was attacked by people who wanted revolution(= violent social and political change) in France, and this attack is regarded as being the start of the French Revolution: (位于巴黎的)巴士底狱 On 14th July the French celebrate the storming of the Bastille.法国在7月14日庆祝攻克巴士底狱。 Bettmann/GettyImages SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Places involved in military activity air bridge air corridor bases battlefield battleground beachhead command post emplacement enceinte fort front-line installation Martello tower multi-front observation post obstacle course parade ground theatre unmanned watchtower
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