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Ehrenbreitstein

American  
[ey-ruhn-brahyt-shtahyn] / ˌeɪ rənˈbraɪt ʃtaɪn /

noun

  1. a fortress in Coblenz, Germany, built in the 12th century.


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Since Coblenz was too small to hold them, they massed on green fields beneath the crags of Ehrenbreitstein, a fortress surveying the Rhine, and the Moselle.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the opposite bank is the spectacular fortress of Ehrenbreitstein.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Nazis began shelling the city from the Ehrenbreitstein fortress across the Rhine.

From Time Magazine Archive

His marriage to a daughter of a cook in Ehrenbreitstein Castle did not stop his waywardness, or233 give him decision as was hoped.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Hubbard, Elbert

Within view of the American Red Cross hospital was the famous German fortress of Ehrenbreitstein across the river from Coblenz.

From The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory by Vandercook, Margaret

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