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redoubt vs fastness

fastness vs redoubt

redoubt and fastness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
redoubt Yes No No No
fastness Yes No No No
As nouns, fastness is a hypernym of redoubt; that is, fastness is a word with a broader meaning than redoubt:
  • redoubt: an entrenched stronghold or refuge
  • fastness: a strongly fortified defensive structure
Other hypernyms of redoubt include stronghold.
redoubt (noun) fastness (noun)
an entrenched stronghold or refuge a strongly fortified defensive structure
(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
Difference between redoubt and fastness

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