Ehrenbreitstein
[ ey-ruhn-brahyt-shtahyn ]
noun
a fortress in Coblenz, Germany, built in the 12th century.
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Coblence itself is strongly fortified, and, together with Ehrenbreitstein, is garrisoned by about 4000 men.
The Life of the Moselle | Octavius RookeAfter the wedding the young pair paid a visit of a few days duration to Ehrenbreitstein.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerPaula did not reply to either of these remarks, being seemingly so interested in Ehrenbreitstein's heights as not to hear them.
A Laodicean | Thomas HardyThe fortress is Ehrenbreitstein, the Gibraltar of the Rhine, capable of holding an army of men.
ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands; | Hezekiah Butterworth"Here's your drummer again, Flo," said Cary, turning disdainfully from the contemplation of the battlements of Ehrenbreitstein.
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