Plural of stronghold
regular plural
The plural of stronghold is strongholds.
Forms of stronghold
| Singular | stronghold /ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | strongholds |
| Countable | countable |
Strongholds in a sentence
- The custody of these strongholds was entrusted to the most efficient warriors, who in time formed a separate class, the nobility, from which the heads of the whole nation, the princes, kings and emperors were chosen.1919, Rudolf Cronau, “Women during the Middle Ages”, in Woman Triumphant: The Story of Her Struggles for Freedom, Education and Political...
- These fortifications are in good preservation, and rank among the most perfect examples of the strongholds of the 13th century."2022 January 12, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Castles: ruined and redeemed by rail”, in RAIL, number 948, page 54
- Offshore the Ma-tsu Lieh-tao (Matsu and Pei-kan, or Changshu Islands) are heavily fortified Nationalist strongholds.1970, Ken Fitzgerald, The Space Age Photographic Atlas, Crown Publishers, page 196. From the entry promontory
- Even in pro-Beijing strongholds such as North Point, fresh-faced candidates running on an explicitly pro-democracy platform unseated longtime incumbents.2019 November 24, Shibani Mahtani, Simon Denyer, Tiffany Liang, Anna Kam, “Hong Kong’s pro-democracy parties sweep pro-Beijing…. From the entry North Point
- It fired heavier quarrels or large balls of stone to break down enemy strongholds such as gates fortresses and castles.2016, Henry Pratap Phillips, The History and Chronology of Gunpowder and Gunpowder Weapons (c.1000 to 1850), Notion Press, →ISBN. From the entry espringal
Meaning of stronghold
- noun A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
- noun A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.
Questions about the plural of stronghold
- What is the plural of stronghold?
- The plural of stronghold is strongholds.
- Is stronghold countable?
- Stronghold is a countable noun.
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