stronghold
معقل
definition
noun
World War I saw the evolution of a new fortification setup combining field strongholds with fortresses.
a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack.
translation of 'stronghold'
noun
معقل,
حصن,
قلعة
example
They were able to build a fortified town and a 'stronghold' they called a vault in case of an assault.
a Labour 'stronghold'
Government troops recently violated a ceasefire, attacking a rebel 'stronghold' in the north.
Ganesh and Rohit hope to capitalise on their 'stronghold' of creativity and use of actual sounds.
The contemporary music scene was the 'stronghold' of disco and stadium rock, the two bland ends of a narrow spectrum.
The middle and upper end of the market continues to be a 'stronghold' of independent agencies such as Strutt & Parker and its peers.
California has the undeserved reputation of being a liberal 'stronghold' , a land of progressive new ideas.
a Republican 'stronghold'
No, there'll be no libelling their 'stronghold' as the ‘land of rain’, true as it may be.
In fact, the Foreign Ministry has been a 'stronghold' of fascist continuity.
If Brocade is to protect its 'stronghold' there, it too needs to offer an end-to-end solution.
It has been deployed to fill in for American combat troops required for the attack on the rebel 'stronghold' .
We will discover Nature's secret 'strongholds' .
We are taking the fight into the 'strongholds' of the enemy, and we are dealing the enemy blow after blow, damaging it daily.
The use of dummy 'strongholds' and targets can minimize fire impact of an attacking enemy force 20 percent to 30 percent.
In this mode you make a custom fighter, then you go through a tactical game of taking enemy 'strongholds' to fortify your battlefield position.
However, the party failed to progress beyond its regional 'strongholds' even after it had reshaped itself into the Canadian Alliance.
But Republicans also lost ground in some traditional 'strongholds' .
Traditional 'strongholds' in western regions have also experienced big rises.
They appeared to drive the enemy from the capital within days and then mounted attacks on rebel 'strongholds' elsewhere.
His right wing PAN party lost legislative seats and governorships in places long considered PAN 'strongholds' .
Moreover, trade union 'strongholds' in the public sector are further threatened by ongoing privatisation.
He demonstrated the value of infantry 'strongholds' , when they were properly supported, to inhibit enemy armoured thrusts.
The government deployed additional military forces to attack terrorist 'strongholds' .
The face smiled wickedly, waved, and vanished in a swirl of proud bastions and fortified 'strongholds' .
They take in the Thornton & Allerton, and Clayton & Fairweather Green wards, both Tory 'strongholds' in local elections.
The system of defense positions is built on a combination of 'strongholds' , ambushes, fire pockets, and armor group positions.
Successive English 'strongholds' have fallen to outsiders.
He tried without success to attack the Frankish 'strongholds' while the Crusader army was pinned down in Egypt.
By invoking prohibitions in this way the nation seeks to establish universally acknowledged 'strongholds' .
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