Citadel

3 definitions found

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

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  citadel
       n : a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a
           battle [syn: {bastion}]

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

  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