citadel
/ˈsɪtədəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A stronghold or fortified place.
noun
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: citadelle, cittadella, cīvitās