| Engelsk substantiv: Bastille | 
| 1. | Bastille (om gjenstand) a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution | 
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 | Eksempler på mindre spesifikke uttrykk | fort, fortress | 
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 | Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | capital of France, City of Light, French capital, Paris | 
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 | Overordnet region | France, French Republic | 
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| 2. | bastille (om gjenstand) a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, prison, prison house, slammer | 
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