PRESIDIA Synonyms

• an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

• a fencelike structure around a deck

• a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

• defend with a bulwark

• a large and stately mansion

• a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack

• (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

• interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

• move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

• a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

• a fortified defensive structure

• a fortified military post where troops are stationed

• United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)

• the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place

• station (troops) in a fort or garrison

• a station in a remote or sparsely populated location

• a settlement on the frontier of civilization

• a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops

• (military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses

• an entrenched stronghold or refuge

• a strongly fortified defensive structure