单词 | mountain fastness |
释义 | > as lemmasmountain fastness mountain fastness n. a mountain stronghold; (poetic) an inaccessible mountainous area. ΚΠ 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion ii. 58 Among yon mountain fastnesses concealed. View more context for this quotation 1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 181 A mountain fastness in a rich valley. 1983 A. Mason Illusionist i. 10 His words were followed by a strange hush, as if the ancient intransigence of that religion they spoke of had come down for a moment from its mountain fastnesses and manifested its presence in the elegant room. 1994 Daily Tel. 30 Aug. 10/6 The ruins of the ancient Nabateans' capital, built in the mountain fastness of Jordan's southern desert. < as lemmas |
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