strong pointn.

Brit.

/ˈstrɒŋ pɔɪnt/, U.S.

/ˈstrɔŋ ˌpɔɪnt/,

/ˈstrɑŋ ˌpɔɪnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: strong adj., point n.¹

Etymology: < strong adj. + point n.¹With use in sense 1 in the context of trench warfare during the First World War (1914–18), compare similar use of German feste Stellung and compare also point d'appui n.

1. Military. Now usually strongpoint. A specially fortified defensive position, especially one within a larger defence system. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.

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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > strong point or fortified position

bridgehead1760

point d'appui1787

strong point1789

high ground1869

beachhead1940

box1942

airhead1943

1789 tr. Emperor Joseph II Let. 31 Aug. in Polit. Mag. (1790) May 341/2 While the troops remain scattered the danger of seduction is increased, and you have no strong point on which to rely [Fr. on n'est fort nulle part].

1814 Baron de Montalembert tr. M. Carnot Treat. Def. Fortified Places i. viii. 94 Five different quarters.., being surrounded with strong walls, and fortified with towers, placed at regular distances, formed so many strong points [Fr. places fortes].

1872 W. B. Hazen School & Army in Germany & France 57 On arriving at the front line, or rather position, for there are no lines, but only posts of observation, we find three companies holding a strong point.

1915 E. Dane Battles in Flanders x. 183 An orchard, triangular in shape and bounded along each face by a road, which the Germans had fortified. This, one of the strong points of the German second line, the Devons carried by storm.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Apr. 350/3 Billets, water-supply, roads, wiring, strongpoints, fighting.

1946 D. L. Sayers Unpop. Opinions 100 Nobody was quite ready to coerce Britain into giving away her colonies, dependencies, and scattered strong-points.

1957 Times 16 Feb. 7/5 Its simple existence is a strong-point in the struggle to maintain our standards against the spread of the ‘new illiteracy’.

1978 L. Heren Growing up on The Times iii. 66 The Jewish Agency..had been determined to establish as many Jewish strongpoints as possible in an effort to extend its territorial claims.

1980 Sci. Amer. Mar. 56/1 Preserved under the city is a record of its development since the year of its founding in A.D. 71 as a strongpoint for the Roman Ninth Legion.

2008 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 26 Oct. 14 Yesterday Pakistan announced it had captured a strongpoint in the tribal areas near the Afghan border.

2. Chiefly with possessive or of. A thing in which a person or group excels; an admirable or desirable quality possessed to a high degree.

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the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > ability or talent > that for which one has special ability

strengthc1440

forte1682

long suit1759

strong card1795

strong point1798

strong suit1836

1798 H. Skrine Two Tours Wales ii. vi. 270 High spirit, energetic animation, and courage, may be accounted strong points of the Welsh character.

1840 J. S. Mill in London & Westm. Rev. 33 260 The strong points of each [sc. Bentham and Coleridge] correspond to the weak points of the other.

1841 Dublin Univ. Mag. Mar. 308/1 Democracy has grown with the Americans, this is its strong point.

c1869 T. Taylor & A. W. Dubourg New Men & Old Acres i. 22 Humour is his strong point.

1889 ‘F. Anstey’ Pariah i. ix Description was not Lettice's strong point.

1926 J. C. Molony Bk. South India vi. 89 Finance was never the strong point of the Banganapalle family.

1962 G. MacEwan Blazing Old Cattle Trail i. 3 A strong point about the longhorns was their prolificacy.

2004 D. Abrahams 25 Cushions to Knit 116 Mathematics was never my strong point at school.

3. Parachuting. A fixture or fitting within an aircraft to which the static line of a parachute is attached.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > strong point for parachute line

strong point1939

1939 Brit. Patent 506,680 1/2 The connection between the ‘strong point’ of the aircraft and the cable..may be such that the cable when released, is dropped.

1946 D. Hamson We fell among Greeks i. 18 The strong-point is normally a powerful bolt and shackle fitted into the framework of the aircraft at the point of exit of the parachutist.

1958 P. Kemp No Colours or Crest iii. 40 The sergeant clipped the static lines of our parachutes to the ‘strong-point’, a stout wire running along the fuselage beneath the roof.

2000 C. Donaldson Skydive iv. 42/1 The static line is connected to a ‘strongpoint’ inside the aircraft.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	strong point
释义	strong pointn. Brit. /ˈstrɒŋ pɔɪnt/, U.S. /ˈstrɔŋ ˌpɔɪnt/, /ˈstrɑŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: strong adj., point n.¹ Etymology: < strong adj. + point n.¹With use in sense 1 in the context of trench warfare during the First World War (1914–18), compare similar use of German feste Stellung and compare also point d'appui n. 1. Military. Now usually strongpoint. A specially fortified defensive position, especially one within a larger defence system. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > strong point or fortified position bridgehead1760 point d'appui1787 strong point1789 high ground1869 beachhead1940 box1942 airhead1943 1789 tr. Emperor Joseph II Let. 31 Aug. in Polit. Mag. (1790) May 341/2 While the troops remain scattered the danger of seduction is increased, and you have no strong point on which to rely [Fr. on n'est fort nulle part]. 1814 Baron de Montalembert tr. M. Carnot Treat. Def. Fortified Places i. viii. 94 Five different quarters.., being surrounded with strong walls, and fortified with towers, placed at regular distances, formed so many strong points [Fr. places fortes]. 1872 W. B. Hazen School & Army in Germany & France 57 On arriving at the front line, or rather position, for there are no lines, but only posts of observation, we find three companies holding a strong point. 1915 E. Dane Battles in Flanders x. 183 An orchard, triangular in shape and bounded along each face by a road, which the Germans had fortified. This, one of the strong points of the German second line, the Devons carried by storm. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Apr. 350/3 Billets, water-supply, roads, wiring, strongpoints, fighting. 1946 D. L. Sayers Unpop. Opinions 100 Nobody was quite ready to coerce Britain into giving away her colonies, dependencies, and scattered strong-points. 1957 Times 16 Feb. 7/5 Its simple existence is a strong-point in the struggle to maintain our standards against the spread of the ‘new illiteracy’. 1978 L. Heren Growing up on The Times iii. 66 The Jewish Agency..had been determined to establish as many Jewish strongpoints as possible in an effort to extend its territorial claims. 1980 Sci. Amer. Mar. 56/1 Preserved under the city is a record of its development since the year of its founding in A.D. 71 as a strongpoint for the Roman Ninth Legion. 2008 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 26 Oct. 14 Yesterday Pakistan announced it had captured a strongpoint in the tribal areas near the Afghan border. 2. Chiefly with possessive or of. A thing in which a person or group excels; an admirable or desirable quality possessed to a high degree. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > ability or talent > that for which one has special ability strengthc1440 forte1682 long suit1759 strong card1795 strong point1798 strong suit1836 1798 H. Skrine Two Tours Wales ii. vi. 270 High spirit, energetic animation, and courage, may be accounted strong points of the Welsh character. 1840 J. S. Mill in London & Westm. Rev. 33 260 The strong points of each [sc. Bentham and Coleridge] correspond to the weak points of the other. 1841 Dublin Univ. Mag. Mar. 308/1 Democracy has grown with the Americans, this is its strong point. c1869 T. Taylor & A. W. Dubourg New Men & Old Acres i. 22 Humour is his strong point. 1889 ‘F. Anstey’ Pariah i. ix Description was not Lettice's strong point. 1926 J. C. Molony Bk. South India vi. 89 Finance was never the strong point of the Banganapalle family. 1962 G. MacEwan Blazing Old Cattle Trail i. 3 A strong point about the longhorns was their prolificacy. 2004 D. Abrahams 25 Cushions to Knit 116 Mathematics was never my strong point at school. 3. Parachuting. A fixture or fitting within an aircraft to which the static line of a parachute is attached. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > strong point for parachute line strong point1939 1939 Brit. Patent 506,680 1/2 The connection between the ‘strong point’ of the aircraft and the cable..may be such that the cable when released, is dropped. 1946 D. Hamson We fell among Greeks i. 18 The strong-point is normally a powerful bolt and shackle fitted into the framework of the aircraft at the point of exit of the parachutist. 1958 P. Kemp No Colours or Crest iii. 40 The sergeant clipped the static lines of our parachutes to the ‘strong-point’, a stout wire running along the fuselage beneath the roof. 2000 C. Donaldson Skydive iv. 42/1 The static line is connected to a ‘strongpoint’ inside the aircraft. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789
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