strongpoint

noun

strong·​point ˈstrȯŋ-ˌpȯint How to pronounce strongpoint (audio)
: a strongly fortified tactical locality in a defensive position

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Russia has been trying to seize Pokrovsk, an important defensive strongpoint for Ukraine, for more than a year and a half at enormous cost. — Oleksiy Pshemyskiy, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2025 Today, the hapless infantry who still fill trenches and strongpoints across Ukraine are contending with the same unforgiving winter. — Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2024 One focus of Russian attacks has been the town of Lyman in Donetsk, at the edge of what’s known as Ukraine’s fortress belt in the region, and a key strongpoint guarding the larger city of Sloviansk. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026 In February, Khartiia’s Lava regiment cleared a Russian strongpoint near Kupiansk using ground robots, kamikaze UGVs and strike drones without sending infantry into the objective. — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for strongpoint

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First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of strongpoint was in 1821

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“Strongpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strongpoint. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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