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Noun
1. fort; fortification; fortress; stronghold
Wikipedia definition
2. BastionA bastion is an angular structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of an artillery fortification. The fully developed bastion consists of two faces and two flanks with fire from the flanks being able to protect the curtain wall and also the adjacent bastions. It is one element in the style of fortification dominant from the mid 16th to mid 19th centuries.
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Read “堡塁” on Japanese Wikipedia
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Other forms
堡塁 【ほるい】保塁 【ほうるい】保塁 【ほるい】
Notes
保塁: Irregular kanji usage. 保塁: Irregular kanji usage.

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