stronghold
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld/
:
bastión
- The fortress served as a stronghold for the defending soldiers during the siege.
- the last stronghold
- traditional stronghold
- a Taliban stronghold
And the die here was known as a stronghold for Hezbollah.
- And the die here was known as a stronghold for Hezbollah.
- I could see Russian bombers destroying rebel strongholds and carpet bombing Aleppo.
- They destroyed Jerusalem as a Jewish stronghold, and they set up a Roman camp in its place.
- Anyway, Israel's moved into Wratha, calling it the last significant stronghold.
- I think that's a better starting point than saying you're an absolute Sinner and Satan has a stronghold on your heart.
- We see how it become a stronghold for the Hamas and the Islamic Jihad and other radical groups.
- The exceptions to this would be the Dunyan who have retreated into this this stronghold that they have to carry out their monastic life.
Examples
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Now only the stronghold of Masada remained.
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They destroyed Jerusalem as a Jewish stronghold, and they set up a Roman camp in its place.
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Any place within it was a stronghold in the defense of the place as a whole.
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It's a place that you can still actually visit, and it is long known that it was the last stronghold of the Jews in this.
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You must go through the stronghold.
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Would Tokyo remain the stronghold of the contemporary art scene?
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Guards near the stronghold have been disappearing.
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Both sports established their initial strongholds in large metropolitan areas.
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The wisest move is to fall back to our strongholds.
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Soon, ISIS's presence in Libya was reduced to its stronghold in Sirte and nearby towns.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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2.3
A strong building where soldiers live to defend an area
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4.4
A large strong building or group of buildings to protect people from attack
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7.7
A strong fortress near a city where people shelter during war
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9.9
A strong, protected place where people hide during an attack
A protected place where people hide to be safe from attack
Antonyms
How Fortified
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stronghold is made of strong and hold, where hold means 'to keep' or 'protect' and strong shows power. So a stronghold is a place you can keep and defend against attack, which is why it means a protected or secure place.