What does Bastille mean?
• BASTILLE (noun) The noun BASTILLE has 2 senses: 1. 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 2. a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) Familiarity information: BASTILLE used as a noun is rare.