Definition of "bastille" [bastille]

• A prison; a jail. (noun)

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• "It's the storming of the bastille; the ACTUAL Boston Tea Party how's that feel, wing nuts?"
• "Labels: dave, movies, peeps, photos, travel goodbye paris this morning we bid adieu to our lovely apartment near the bastille, leaving for zürich by TGV."
• "Thursday, May 21, 2009 goodbye paris this morning we bid adieu to our lovely apartment near the bastille, leaving for zürich by TGV."