fastness
a secure or fortified place; stronghold: a mountain fastness.
the state of being fixed or firm: the fastness of democratic institutions.
the state of being rapid.
Origin of fastness
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How to use fastness in a sentence
I shipped for a voyage to Japan and China, and spent several more years trying to penetrate the forbidden fastnesses of Tibet.
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanSecreted in the fastnesses of the hills, and tenderly cared for by his wife, he nursed his wounds and thirsted for revenge.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnSuch a pageant I had never seensuch vistas and fastnesses and citadels of light.
The Romance of His Life | Mary CholmondeleyThe cunning red skins were at home in their fastnesses and not a solitary warrior was bagged.
The Life of Kit Carson | Edward S. EllisHere they are distributed in a series of district locations, amid the dales and fastnesses of the eastern frontier.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon Latham
British Dictionary definitions for fastness
/ (ˈfɑːstnɪs) /
a stronghold; fortress
the state or quality of being firm or secure
the ability of a dye to remain permanent and not run or fade
archaic swiftness
Origin of fastness
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