redoubt

re·doubt (ri do̵ut′)

noun

1. a breastwork outside a fortification, to defend approaches, etc.
2. a breastwork within a fortification
any stronghold

Etymology: Fr redoute < It ridotta < ML reductus, refuge, orig. pp. of L reducere: see reduce

Preposition: of

rule: I met lawyers, and let's face it, Zimbabwe's judges are the last redoubt of the rule of law.

Converse of object

take: Taking heavy casualties the Brigade, with most of the 19th attached to it took the Great Redoubt.
capture: The leading battalions fought furiously to capture the Redoubt.
attack: She raised the morale of the local troops and they attacked the English redoubts, forcing the English to lift the siege.
fortify: They began an orderly retreat to their two fortified redoubts, closely followed by the Black Watch and Cameron Highlanders.
occupy: In May 1916, the Battalion, now with John as a member, was back at Loos and was occupying the Redoubt.
see: Lucan could see no redoubts nor any guns being taken away.

Adjective modifier

last: Up to now, films have provided the last redoubt of the myth of clean wars.
great: Taking heavy casualties the Brigade, with most of the 19th attached to it took the Great Redoubt.
German: Next up was the Lochnager crater, created when the British tunneled under the German Redoubt and detonated 60,000 lbs of explosives.

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