Synonym of stronghold

strongholds

Synonym: bastion, fortification,

fortress castle citadel fastness fort bastion garrison hold keep fortification redoubt bulwark bunker donjon tower presidio sanctuary defence defense support blockhouse protection rampart turret barbican guard parapet breastwork alcazar mainstay prop refuge outwork bartizan battlement supporter defender buttress protector earthwork burg barricade wall fortalice stockade palisade barrier post embankment fence camp safeguard station circumvallation vallum embattlement acropolis security defensive wall buffer command post military post dungeon retreat crenellation top manor rocca castellation balustrade chateau peel palace mound hill vallation ridge elevation escarpment bastille rock projection base seat fasthold safehold upholder encampment casern barracks cantonment quarters estate house billet tower of strength pillar column obelisk steeple troop station military base defences spire belfry ravelin fieldwork preparation block defenses entrenchment outpost campanile skyscraper lookout minaret monolith pylon mast building up cloud buster high rise bell tower blockade partition buffet enclosure bar railing obstruction roadblock obstacle hedge hurdle cordon stop blank wall shield bailey battlements bank berm blocking object protective wall paling precipice cliff scarp scar barranca barranco crag bluff slope pale ditch boundary fencing limit trench moat

bastion center centre hotbed refuge core middle hub focus nucleus heartland

haven refuge hide-out retreat sanctuary bolt hole shelter sanctum harbour bolt-hole hideaway harbor asylum resort hideout harborage ark foxhole fastness querencia den expedient cover outlet zoar ambush place of safety resource anchorage preserve bolthole exit fortress hiding place port stopgap shield safe place safe haven port in a storm immunity safe house ivory tower recourse way out makeshift escape covert opening home hole place of shelter oasis lair hermitage security hidey-hole nest place of security place of escape sanctum sanctorum protection nook concealment hidy-hole safety recess stash study safe keeping office haunt cottage dacha dock private room cabin cloister adytum screen defence defense convent church port of call cache secluded hole-up habitat dwelling housing lodging roof accommodation sequestered nook shed joint pad quarterage pen digs crib accommodations living quarters somewhere to live roof over head somewhere to stay hole in the wall a roof over your head

power base base headquarters home base seat of power backing constituency home turf niche stamping ground support territory turf vantage

aerie hideaway refuge sanctuary brood nest penthouse den hideout retreat hidey-hole haunt shelter snuggery concealment hidy-hole lair hermitage resort covert nook hiding place sanctum haven sanctum sanctorum asylum safe house safe place bolt-hole cache hide-out cover cloister place of escape snug foxhole cubby cubbyhole stash atelier secluded escape habitat pen hangout form earth sequestered nook cottage dacha resting place oasis harbor harbour harborage cabin security adytum place of safety place of security

defense armour armor defence ammunition cover guard protection resistance safeguard fortification immunity safeguarding security shield weapon aegis buckler deterrence deterrent guarding screen shielding ward egis munitions refuge shelter warfare weaponry arms citadel fastness fence shock absorber bulwark barrier cushion buffer bumper safety preservation invulnerability safekeeping safeness safe keeping care sanctuary protecting insurance salvation conservation impregnability armament assurance self-defense unassailability freedom welfare resilience freedom from danger asylum well-being inviolability public safety provision guarantee strength warranty precaution indemnity guardianship surety defenses defences backstop stability reassurance wall safety measure preventive measure something to fall back on

laager encampment camp settlement shelter defensive position bivouac campsite cantonment base hutment campground barracks tents site camping ground base camp trailer park caravansary tent city camp site holiday camp post station quarters military camp army camp rest area advance camp

strong hold strongholds strong in character strong influence strong interaction strong interactions strong hand strong foundation strong forces strong force strong fondness strong flour