Acropolis

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acropolis \A*crop"o*lis\, n. [Gr. 'akro`polis; 'a`kros extreme +
     po`lis city.]
     The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city;
     especially, the citadel of Athens.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acropolis
       n : the citadel in ancient Greek towns

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "acropolis":
     bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bunker, castle,
     citadel, donjon, fasthold, fastness, fort, fortress, garrison,
     garrison house, hold, keep, martello, martello tower, mote, motte,
     peel, peel tower, pillbox, post, rath, safehold, strong point,
     stronghold, tower, tower of strength, ward