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Sci-Tech Dictionary: strong point
(′ströŋ ′pöint)

(ordnance) A strongly fortified and heavily armed point in a defense system, usually supported by auxiliary armed positions.


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noun

    Something at which a person excels: forte, long suit, métier, specialty, strong suit. Slang bag, thing. See ability/inability.

Idioms: strong point
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Also, strong suit. An area in which someone or something excels, as in That beautiful lobby is the building's strong point, or Writing is her strong suit. The first term was first recorded in 1840; the variant alludes to various card games, in which it signifies the suit with the highest or most cards.


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n

Definition: strength
Antonyms: weakness


Military Dictionary: strong point
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(DOD, NATO) 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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