Associations to the word «Citadel»

Wiktionary

CITADEL, noun. A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
CITADEL, noun. (sometimes figurative) A stronghold or fortified place.

Dictionary definition

CITADEL, noun. A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats