Stronghold

(noun.) a strongly fortified defensive structure.

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• Since the beginning of time, little by little, stone by stone, have the therns been ever adding to the defences of their stronghold. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• It was better to fight him outside of his stronghold than in it. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• I was now in the enemy's country, with a vast river and the stronghold of Vicksburg between me and my base of supplies. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• They had driven a portion of that army from Port Gibson with considerable loss, after having flanked them out of their stronghold at Grand Gulf. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• He laid siege to the Byzantine stronghold of Durazzo. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• They made an unsuccessful siege of Lilyb?um, the chief surviving Carthaginian stronghold in Sicily. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• We even steamed recklessly by the frowning fortress of Malabat (a stronghold of the Emperor of Morocco) without a twinge of fear. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• What weapons are there in your stronghold? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Such local nobles would assemble bands of retainers and build themselves strongholds. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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