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nouna strongly fortified defensive structure
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- hold a stronghold
- storm a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
- zion originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
- baltic a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
- citadel a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
- bastion a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
- dominica a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians
- blockhouse a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
- sion originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
- munition defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it