Synonyms:
stronghold, fastness
Meaning: a strongly fortified defensive structure
Usage examples
In this determination he never faltered, but drove straight at his object until, five months later, the great Mississippi stronghold fell before him.
So, when the fight was over, he took a large number of soldiers and advanced against this tribe which had taken refuge in a stronghold in the mountains.
Twice we were within an ace of being driven from our stronghold, when General Harris and his staff leaped recklessly upon the ramparts and hurled the besiegers heels over head down hill.
I was now in the enemy's country, with a vast river and the stronghold of Vicksburg between me and my base of supplies, but I was on dry ground, on the same side of the river with the enemy."
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Siege, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Sarajevo, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Wood Badge, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Munich, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Fredericksburg, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Exmoor, License CC BY-SA 4.0