Hold
Redoubt
Redoubt noun - A structure or place from which one can resist attack.
Usage example: a massive stone redoubt at the entrance of the bay guarded the city
Nearby Word: redoubtable
Both words in one sentence
- With massive British food aid and a large British military garisson, the redoubt managed to hold out for a year before the British went on to drive the French completely out of the Iberian peninsula with the help of Spanish and Portuguese partisans.
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