fortified+place
91Lathbury — This unusual surname is an example of an English locational name coming from the Parish of Lathbury in Buckinghamshire near Newport Pagnell. The placename was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Latesberie and by 1163 as Lateberi . The …
92besiege — besiege, beleaguer, invest, blockade mean to surround an enemy in a fortified or strong position so as to prevent ingress or egress. Besiege implies a sitting down before the entrances to a fortified place (as a castle or a walled town), and it… …
93storm — /stɔm / (say stawm) noun 1. a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder and lightning, or flying sand or dust. 2. a heavy fall… …
94borough — [bʉr′ō] n. [ME burgh < OE burg, burh, town, fortified place, akin to Ger burg < IE * bhr̥gh, fortified elevation < base * bhereĝh , high > BARROW2] 1. in certain states of the U.S., a self governing, incorporated town 2. the basic… …
95escalade — [es΄kə lād′] n. [Fr < It scalata < scalare, to climb < L scala, ladder: see SCALE1] the act of scaling or climbing the walls of a fortified place by ladders vt. escaladed, escalading to climb (a wall, etc.) or enter (a fortified place)… …
96storm — [stôrm] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger sturm < IE base * (s)twer , to whirl, move or turn quickly > STIR1, L turbare, to agitate] 1. an atmospheric disturbance characterized by a strong wind, usually accompanied by rain, snow, sleet, or hail,… …
97bourg — ˈbu̇(ə)r(g) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French borc, from Latin burgus fortified place, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German burg fortified place more at …
98SHION — (Heb. שִׁיאוֹן), town belonging to the tribe of Issachar, together with Hapharaim and Anaharath (Josh. 19:19). Eusebius places a village of this name near Mt. Tabor (Onom. 158:13). The suggested identification with the springs called ʿUyūn al… …
99Colchester — For other places with the same name, see Colchester (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°53′30″N 0°54′11″E / 51.8917°N 0.903°E / …
100Cassiobury Park — is the principal public open space in Watford, Hertfordshire, in England. It comprises over convert|190|acre|km2 and extends from the A412 Rickmansworth Road in the east to the Grand Union Canal in the west.The area occupied by the park and the… …
