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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A military stronghold.

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  • noun military A fortified position; a stronghold

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Examples

  • From the standpoint of planning and terrain management, placing everything within the strongpoint is the most difficult option.

    FM 71-1 Chapter 4 Defensive Operations United States Army 1998

  • The 1-71 Cavalry of the 10th Mountain Division, who run this "strongpoint," offered their help.

    NY Daily News 2010

  • It was intended as a supply base and strongpoint against a possible French invasion of the Shenandoah Valley.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • It would certainly make sense for the Metropolitan police to pay close attention to Sukey: communication is not the police's strongpoint.

    Inside the anti-kettling HQ 2011

  • Evacuation of Fort Duquesne, the French strongpoint at the Forks of the Ohio, 1754–58, print after W. P. Snyder, late nineteenth century.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • This strongpoint was like nothing he had ever seen.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • The only strongpoint iphone has is the software, they were smart enough to allow users to create their own software and now appstore has a database of 10′s of thousands of apps.

    iPhone 3GS: The Key Australian Details | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • It was intended as a supply base and strongpoint against a possible French invasion of the Shenandoah Valley.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • Whenever his unit captured a village or strongpoint, he says, We always left a regular deck of cards — with our unit insignia on it.

    Mike Grout 2010

  • Evacuation of Fort Duquesne, the French strongpoint at the Forks of the Ohio, 1754–58, print after W. P. Snyder, late nineteenth century.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

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