stronghold
IPA: strˈɔŋhoʊɫd
noun
- A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
- (figuratively) A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.
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Examples of "stronghold" in Sentences
- Academics is the stronghold of the school.
- They live near the politician's stronghold.
- It is a stronghold for the dingy skipper butterfly.
- House Cawdor is the stronghold of the Cult of Redemption.
- In August the crusade proceeded to the stronghold of Termes.
- The fortress was a stronghold of the crusader County of Edessa.
- The castle was formerly the stronghold of the MacKenzie Chiefs.
- He is the only survivor of the rockfall at the Karchlord stronghold.
- It was the last stronghold of the Caspian tiger in the Soviet Union.
- The castle was formerly the seat and stronghold of the Montgomery Clan.
- Your Ultimate goal: to exterminate the alien robot stronghold from the enemy alien base and calim total controlâ⠂ ¬Â ¦
- In the near future, nuclear Holy War has decimated North America and humanity†™ s last stronghold is the dome metropolis of New Vatican City.
- The gang's stronghold is in Lyari Town, an ancient and impoverished ethnic Baloch community near Karachi port and a constituency represented by the Pakistan Peoples party (PPP).
- (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) DAMON (voice-over): The city of Sarghoda has become known as a stronghold of radical Islamist groups, and now police here say they thwarted a major terror plot.
- But my biggest problem was with a stupid group of European holy men levitating inside some sacred Asian mountain stronghold, wearing what looked like cheap Buddhist robe knock-offs.
- This year, an all out war ensued between the Toldot Aharon Hassidic sect and the extremists whose stronghold is the Ohel Sarah Synagogue; blows were given and received on both sides.
- Democrats saw support in their long-term stronghold of low earners, while Republicans - many of whom have espoused tax overhauls that would limit income taxes - saw more support at higher income levels.
- On successive days last week the world's major news outlets, including the New York Times and Washington Post, reported NATO-abetted talks with the Taliban elite and the routing of the Taliban from their main stronghold in Kandahar.