Citadel \Cit"a*del\, n. [F. citadelle, It. citadella, di?. of
citt? city, fr. L. civitas. See City.]
A fortress in or near a fortified city, commanding the city
and fortifications, and intended as a final point of defense.
[1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Stronghold. See Fortress.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
citadel
n : a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a
battle [syn: bastion]
WordNet (r) 2.0
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "citadel":
acropolis, bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bunker,
castle, donjon, fasthold, fastness, fort, fortress, garrison,
garrison house, hold, keep, martello, martello tower, mote, motte,
peel, peel tower, pillbox, post, rath, redoubt, safehold,
strong point, stronghold, tower, tower of strength, ward
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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