strong point

strong point
A key point in a defensive position, usually strongly fortified and heavily armed with automatic weapons, around which other positions are grouped for its protection.

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  • strong point — index specialty (special aptitude) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • strong point — noun A characteristic or ability at which one particularly excels. I told you Winston, he said, that metaphysics is not your strong point. The word you are trying to think of is solipsism. , Syn: strong suit, strength …   Wiktionary

  • strong point — /ˈstrɒŋ pɔɪnt/ (say strong poynt) noun a person s special quality or talent: *Youth, perhaps, had never been her strong point. –shirley hazzard, 1980 …  

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  • strong point — noun an asset of special worth or utility (Freq. 1) cooking is his forte • Syn: ↑forte, ↑strong suit, ↑long suit, ↑metier, ↑specialty, ↑speciality, ↑s …   Useful english dictionary

  • strong point — Synonyms and related words: ability, acropolis, area, bag, bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bump, bunker, caliber, capability, capacity, castle, citadel, cogency, cup of tea, donjon, dower, dowry, endowment, equipment, faculty,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • strong point — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something at which a person excels: forte, long suit, metier, specialty, strong suit. Slang: bag, thing. See ABILITY …   English dictionary for students

  • strong point — powerful claim, convincing point …   English contemporary dictionary

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