BastilleWordNet Explorer

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

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

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe