strongpoint
a fortified defensive position; stronghold.
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How to use strongpoint in a sentence
What jumped out at you as a "mistake" that is now a strong point?
Bruce Weber's 25th Anniversary of Let's Get Lost at the Venice Film Festival 2013 | Isabel Wilkinson | August 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEconomy was his strong point and he observed it in his public and private life with meritorious consistency.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowOrganisation was his strong point, but he also possessed great physical bravery and many of the qualities of a commander.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonOn extreme left, line has been pushed forward to specially strong point well beyond limit of advance originally contemplated.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonWe found footprints of a man, but escaping the law seems to be that fellas strong point.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair Blank
And then I'm a tremendous fellow for reasons; that's my strong point, don't you know?
The Tragic Muse | Henry James
British Dictionary definitions for strongpoint (1 of 2)
/ (ˈstrɒŋˌpɔɪnt) /
a location that is by its site and nature easily defended
a spot in a defensive position that is heavily defended
British Dictionary definitions for strong point (2 of 2)
something at which one excels; forte: tactfulness was never his strong point
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Other Idioms and Phrases with strongpoint
Also, strong suit. An area in which someone or something excels, as in That beautiful lobby is the building's strong point, or Writing is her strong suit. The first term was first recorded in 1840; the variant alludes to various card games, in which it signifies the suit with the highest or most cards.
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