mountain fastness

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• fastness — /fast nis, fahst /, n. 1. a secure or fortified place; stronghold: a mountain fastness. 2. the state of being fixed or firm: the fastness of democratic institutions. 3. the state of being rapid. [bef. 900; ME; OE faestnes. See FAST1, NESS] * * * …   Universalium

• fastness — noun Date: before 12th century 1. the quality or state of being fast: as a. the quality or state of being fixed b. the quality or state of being swift c. colorfast quality d. resistance (as of an organism) to the action of a usually toxic… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• mountain — noun 1 very high hill ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, high, large, tall, towering ▪ 1 000 m, 3 000 foot, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• fastness — UK [ˈfɑːstnəs] / US [ˈfæstnəs] noun [countable] Word forms fastness : singular fastness plural fastnesses literary a place that is difficult to attack or get control of, usually because it is on the top of a hill or mountain …   English dictionary

• fastness — noun Fastness is used after these nouns: ↑mountain …   Collocations dictionary

• fastness — fast|ness [ˈfa:stnıs US ˈfæst ] n literary a place that is safe because it is difficult to reach = ↑stronghold ▪ mountain fastnesses …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fastness — noun (C) literary a safe place that is difficult to reach: mountain fastnesses …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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