as in stronghold
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
a massive stone redoubt at the entrance of the bay guarded the city
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of redoubt
The whereabouts of his own family was unknown, but thought to appear briefly in surveillance footage recovered earlier this year from an underground redoubt Israeli forces said was located beneath a cemetery.
—
Karl Vick, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
On the left, the failure of cultural power to produce political change tends to lead to a doubling down on the cultural side, so that wholesome college campuses can seem the last redoubt of Red Guard attitudes, though not, to be sure, of Red Guard authority.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The rebels were on the verge of routing Hadi’s forces in Marib governorate: the last government redoubt in Yemen’s north and the site of major oil and gas facilities.
—Stephen Pomper, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2022
Fortunately, there is still one redoubt of the necktie in Manhattan.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for redoubt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redoubt
Noun
-
Over the decades, the neighborhood has shape shifted — from an industrial corridor to a Latino stronghold, from gang territory to a flourishing arts district.—
-
But a dispute with Republican legislative leaders culminated this week in a compromise deal that curtails the unilateral authority the governor used to fly migrants to Democratic strongholds — and eventually phases out the program altogether.—
Noun
-
But storybook fortresses aren’t exclusive to mythical kingdoms and romantic tales.—
-
The Gothic fortress on West 23rd Street was once home to many of the twentieth century’s beautiful and damned—Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin, and Sid Vicious among them.—
Noun
-
Brian Roberts The only mogul left standing fully erect, NBC remains a bastion of anti-Trumpism (Rachel Maddow is back on the air five nights a week!).—
-
More importantly, the documentary slyly highlights the hypocrisy now embedded in the DNA of a onetime bastion of rebelliousness becoming more and more mainstream over the years.—
Noun
-
His ideas found broader application solving logistical problems during the Napoleonic Era — for instance, identifying the most efficient way to build fortifications, in order to minimize the costs of transporting materials across Europe.—
-
In addition to cannabis oil, this version gets more healthy fortification and great flavor from hulled hemp seeds.—
Noun
-
Dominated by the enormous Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, and a citadel, which sits along the 2.5-mile-long Avenue of the Dead, the site awed even the Aztecs, who wondered what vanished civilization could have created such a monumental city.—
-
On the one hand, the country is an economic citadel, packed with resources and blessed by ocean borders that shield it from invasion while connecting it to global trade.—
Noun
-
Homes and buildings will thus resemble small forts more than ever before in California.—
-
This patch—corresponding to modern-day Bertie County, less than 100 miles inland from Roanoke Island—was found to conceal a red-and-blue symbol resembling a fort.—
Noun
-
Image The Keep By Jennifer Egan This book has it all: castles, caves, childhood nightmares dragged back into the light.—
-
The cast and crew who assembled in the castle were subsequently said to have been totally accepting of the ghost of Lady Sophie, who haunts Amhuinnsuidhe.—
Cite this Entry
“Redoubt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redoubt. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share