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stronghold
stronghold
noun
Definition of STRONGHOLD
a structure or place from which one can resist attack <the island was the pirates' last stronghold in the West Indies>
Related Words battlement, breastwork, bulwark, earthwork, embattlement, parapet, rampart; bunker, dugout; blockhouse, garrison house; alcazar, casbah (also kasbah)
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