Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Stronghold

//ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.

    "AFter this victory thus opteyned by the Sicambris, they waxed so stronge that they wan frome yᵉ Almaynes dyuers Townes & stronge holds wᵗin Germania, and after that they opteyned yᵉ famous Cytie named Treueris; which as wytnessyth yᵉ Auctour of Cronica Cronicaruin, was firste foundyd in the Towne of the Patryarch Abraham before the Incarnation of Criste."

  2. 2
    a strongly fortified defensive structure wordnet
  3. 3
    A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea. figuratively

    "the last stronghold of the Cornish language"

Etymology

From Middle English stranghalde, strong-hold, strong-holde, from strong (“having physical strength, sturdy, strong; built to withstand assaults, fortified”) (from Old English strang, strong (“strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“stiff, tight”)) + hōld (“grasp, grip; control, possession, rule”) (from Old English). By surface analysis, strong + hold.

See also for "stronghold"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: stronghold