Citadel
['sɪtəd(ə)l;-del] or [ˈsɪtədəl]
Definition
(n.) A fortress in or near a fortified city, commanding the city and fortifications, and intended as a final point of defense.
Editor: Peter
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Fortress, castle, stronghold.
Checker: Maisie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Fortress, castle, stronghold, acropolis
Edited by Albert
Definition
n. a fortress in or near a city: the place where the guns are kept in an ironclad man-of-war.
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Examples
- We hurried across the ravine and up a winding road, and stood on the old Acropolis, with the prodigious walls of the citadel towering above our heads. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We sauntered carelessly and unthinkingly to the edge of the lofty battlements of the citadel, and looked down--a vision! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The ascent of the hill of the citadel is very steep, and we proceeded rather slowly. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The men like Nietzsche and James who show the wilful origin of creeds are in reality the best watchers of the citadel of truth. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The plaza in the centre of the city was the citadel, properly speaking. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Numerous as the people are in the several old provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons, or armies, to keep them in subjection. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
Editor: Stu