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I wanted to make it a really strong point to not watch 'Battlestar Galactica' before starting 'Caprica' because I was afraid it was going to give me a lot of pressure and preconceived notions of what it was going to be like.
Magda Apanowicz

Meaning of "strong point" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRONG POINT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRONG POINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Strong point is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STRONG POINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

strong point

Strongpoint

A strongpoint is a key point in a defensive fighting position which anchors the overall defense line. Its primary requirement is that it should not be easily overrun or avoided. A blocking position in good defensive terrain commanding the lines of communication, such as high ground, is preferred. Examples from history include Thermopylae, where the ancient Greeks held back a much large Persian army, and Monte Cassino, which anchored the Winter Line in Italy in World War II.

Definition of strong point in the English dictionary

The definition of strong point in the dictionary is something at which one excels; forte.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRONG POINT

strong
strong breeze
strong drink
strong force
strong gale
strong interaction
strong meat
strong nuclear force
strong nuclear interaction
strong suit
strong waters
strong-arm
strong-eye dog
strong-minded
strong-mindedly
strong-mindedness
strong-willed
strongbox
stronghold
strongish

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRONG POINT

access point
appoint
at knife-point
beside the point
checkpoint
cut-off point
disappoint
joint
midpoint
pick-up point
pinpoint
point
power point
price point
standpoint
starting point
talking point
to the point
try for a point
up to a point
viewpoint

Synonyms and antonyms of strong point in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «STRONG POINT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «strong point» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of strong point

Translation of «strong point» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRONG POINT

Find out the translation of strong point to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of strong point from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strong point» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

支撑点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punto fuerte
570 millions of speakers

English

strong point
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मजबूत बिंदु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقطة قوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сильной стороной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto forte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শক্তিশালী পয়েন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

point fort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Titik kuat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stärke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強み
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Titik kuat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điểm nhấn mạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலுவான புள்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महत्वाचा मुद्दा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sağlam nokta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punto di forza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mocnym punktem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сильною стороною
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punct forte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ισχυρό σημείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sterk punt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

starka sida
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sterkt punkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of strong point

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRONG POINT»

The term «strong point» is regularly used and occupies the 68.153 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRONG POINT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about strong point

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8 QUOTES WITH «STRONG POINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word strong point.
1
Magda Apanowicz
I wanted to make it a really strong point to not watch 'Battlestar Galactica' before starting 'Caprica' because I was afraid it was going to give me a lot of pressure and preconceived notions of what it was going to be like.
2
Mike Davidson
If I was designing a web site for elementary school children, I might have a much higher percentage of older computers with outdated browsers since keeping up with browser and hardware technology has not traditionally been a strong point of most elementary schools.
3
Frida Giannini
I like tough relationships. I think relationships with conflict are good for you - you learn. But you can't listen too much. I have a strong point of view, and it's important that I fight for my ideas.
4
Patty Griffin
When I started performing, I played acoustic music, partly because that way you don't have to worry about interacting too much with other people creatively. Asserting myself in that way was not really a strong point for me.
5
Natasha Leggero
I love hard punch lines, and I like anything that has a strong point of view.
6
Richard M. Nixon
My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more than I say. I always produce more than I promise.
7
Mark Ronson
I don't think I really make singer-songwritery-type music - it's not my strong point.
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Toots Thielemans
And if I have a strong point, it's that I like to believe it's not cheap or schmaltzy sentimentality.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRONG POINT»

Discover the use of strong point in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strong point and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Population Geography
Qazi. Central America laid out grid villages centuries ago as did other colonial powers elsewhere in the world. Types of Rural Settlements (a) Strong Point Settlements: In early period people led an insecure life especially in the border areas.
Qazi, 2006
2
Democratic Decentralization and Grassroot Leadership in India
The above table (5.32) indicates that among the ruling party members of the central government 29 (76.3%) told that there was a strong point of this government and the rest 9 (23.7%) were not in favour of any strong point. On the other hand, ...
Subhabrata Dutta, 2009
3
Soviet Operational and Tactical Combat in Manchuria, 1945: ...
Captain I. Shcherbakov's company of Captain D.E.Moskalev's 3d Battalion of the 707th Rifle Regiment, which was serving as the advanced battalion of Kazarian's 215th Rifle Division, moved forward to assault Japanese strong point Sharp at ...
David Glantz, 2004
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Contemporary Selling: Building Relationships, Creating ...
MINI-CASE 6 STRONG POINT FINANCIAL SERVICES Rafael Sanchez is about to begin his career as a financial investment representative with Strong Point Financial Services, a national company specializing in investment opportunities for ...
Mark W. Johnston, Greg W. Marshall, 2013
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Problems of Point Blast Theory
Local heating of a gas by a laser beam Recently, strong point-blast theory has found an important new application for processes connected with gas heating by a focused pulsed laser beam. The laser beam can produce in the focusing region  ...
Viktor Pavlovich Korobeĭnikov, 1991
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Memoir of a Cold War Soldier
He told me he had five men in the left- flank strong point, and also the light machine gun; four men in the center strong point, with a Bar; and five men at the right-hand strong point. I asked him if the strong points were maintaining squad ...
Richard E. Mack, 2001
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US Army in World War II: War in the Pacific, Seizure of the ...
Designated as Corn Strong Point, it extended inland to a depth of about a hundred yards and was believed to contain three pillboxes and an open artillery position, both near the beach, and up to seven machine gun emplacements inland.
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Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913
He also directed the strong-point commander to support the counterattack with all available artillery. In a bitter battle, in which Captain serif was wounded, they retook the position. The fierce Ottoman attacks took the wind out of the Serb troops, ...
Edward J. Erickson, 2003
9
The Flexible Professional in the Knowledge Society: New ...
weak points. Figure 2.3 displays the average percentage across the underlying competences associated with each demand of graduates reporting that the competence was respectively a strong point or a weak point of the study programme.
Jim Allen, R. K. W. van der Velden, 2011
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Clearing the Way: Combat Engineers in Kandahar
and redirect the water away from the Strong Point. Over the following week it continued to rain and we struggled to maintain mobility over an increasingly soggy Route Summit. All four of the irrigation canals that crossed the northern portion of ...
Mark Gasparatto, 2011

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRONG POINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term strong point is used in the context of the following news items.
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President Obama Used the N-Word to Make a Very Strong Point
President Barack Obama may have shocked people by using the N-word, but he did so to make a very clear, strong point about racism. Just two days after the ... «TV Guide, Jun 15»
2
Photo: STRONG POINT
Deidreann Miller, a peer educatior at Children First, makes a point in a skit put on by the organisation at Bashy Bus Headquarters in Kingston, last Friday. «Jamaica Observer, May 15»
3
CNN commentator: Hillary Clinton's 'strong point' is her last name …
So what is her strong point? Setmayer: “Her strong point is that her last name is Clinton and that she has a husband that people adore and that she's a woman.”. «Washington Post, May 15»
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Maths isn't my strong point, says Nick Clegg ahead of Lib Dem …
But today he admitted that maths had not been his strong point as a youngster. Answering questions from youngsters at the Cradle Hill community primary ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
5
NY Rangers power play now becoming a strong point?
The Rangers are used to winning with their even-strength attack, but Tuesday night's 4-3 overtime victory over the Devils reminded them any game can swing on ... «New York Daily News, Oct 14»
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Foreign Policy No Longer Obama's Strong Point, Poll Shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign policy used to be a bright spot in Americans' dimming opinion of President Barack Obama. Not anymore. Associated Press-GfK ... «Huffington Post, Aug 14»

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