citadel C2 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈsɪtədəl/ See IPA manual Freq #18755 Meanings 1 noun A strong fortress that sits high above a city. In the city’s midst the gleaming marble of a thousand steps climbed to the citadel where arose four pinnacles beckoning to heaven, and midmost between the pinnacles there stood the dome, vast, as the gods had dreamed it. 2 noun A stronghold or fortified place. Intrenched within the citadel of our apartment, and cheered by the comfortings of a coal fire, we passed the day in letter-writing, conversation, or gazing from the sheltered security of our windows upon the agitated sea[…]. 3 noun An armoured portion of a warship, housing important equipment. Twenty-two of these — eleven per broadside — were on the main deck within a central citadel, essentially an armor-protected box in the middle of the ship. Also within the citadel were four 110-pdr. breech-loaders. 4 noun a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle Thesaurus Synonyms 4 noun · a stronghold into which... bastion More bulwarkfortressstronghold Etymology From French citadelle, from Italian cittadella, diminutive of città (“city”), from Latin cīvitās. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # citadel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɪtədəl/ **Frequency rank:** 18755 ## Meanings 1. A strong fortress that sits high above a city. 2. A stronghold or fortified place. 3. An armoured portion of a warship, housing important equipment. 4. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle ## Examples - In the city’s midst the gleaming marble of a thousand steps climbed to the citadel where arose four pinnacles beckoning to heaven, and midmost between the pinnacles there stood the dome, vast, as the gods had dreamed it. - Intrenched within the citadel of our apartment, and cheered by the comfortings of a coal fire, we passed the day in letter-writing, conversation, or gazing from the sheltered security of our windows upon the agitated sea[…]. - Twenty-two of these — eleven per broadside — were on the main deck within a central citadel, essentially an armor-protected box in the middle of the ship. Also within the citadel were four 110-pdr. breech-loaders. ## Synonyms - bastion - bulwark - fortress - stronghold ## Etymology From French citadelle, from Italian cittadella, diminutive of città (“city”), from Latin cīvitās. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown