English Explanatory Dictionary

stronghold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
  2. A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld/ /ˈstɹɔŋˌhoʊld/ en-us-stronghold.ogg en-au-stronghold.ogg

Word forms

stronghold strongholds

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.

Synonyms

bastion bulwark redoubt fastness
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