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A place built so nobody has to find out how brave you actually are.
means A fortified place — physically or figuratively — that resists being taken, entered, or changed.
from A plain compound: 'strong' plus 'hold,' the latter from Old English 'heald,' meaning a stronghold or custody, tied to the verb 'healdan,' to hold or keep. No hidden trick here — the word built itself exactly the way it sounds, a place strong enough to hold onto, and to hold out.
- word drift
- now describes voting blocs as often as castles
- military logic
- built on high ground, not just thick walls
- synonym creep
- bastion, citadel, fortress all orbit the same idea
- irony
- most strongholds fell from within, not siege