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31Ormiston — ORMISTON, a parish, in the county of Haddington; containing 826 inhabitants, of whom 335 are in the village, 7 miles (W. S. W.) from Haddington. This place, which is situated on the western borders of the county, derives its name from the… …
32Reay — REAY, a parish, partly in the county of Sutherland, but chiefly in that of Caithness, 9½ miles (W. S. W.) from Thurso; containing, with the fishing villages of Melvich and Portskerray, 2811 inhabitants, of whom 1067 are in Sutherland, and 1744 …
33Ruthven — RUTHVEN, a parish, in the county of Forfar, 3 miles (N.) from Meigle; containing, with the hamlets of Balbirnie, Barberswells, Bridgend, and Whins, 471 inhabitants. This place was for many generations the seat of the Crichton family, of whose… …
34Selkirk — SELKIRK, a burgh, market town, and parish, partly in the district of Hawick, county of Roxburgh, and partly in the county of Selkirk, of which it is the chief town, 22 miles (S. E. by E.) from Peebles, and 38 (S. E. by S.) from Edinburgh;… …
35Defense — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Defense >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 defense defense protection guard ward Sgm: N 1 shielding shielding &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 propugnation| propugnation| preservation &c. 670 Sgm: N 1 …
36vallation — n. Rampart, intrenchment …
37dugout — n 1. shelter, hovel, lean to; cave, excavation; intrenchment, trench, ditch, foxhole; fortification, barricade. 2. dory, canoe, kayak …
38intrench — /ɪnˈtrɛntʃ/ (say in trench) verb (t), verb (i) → entrench. –intrencher, noun –intrenchment, noun …
39entrenchment — noun an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches • Syn: ↑intrenchment • Derivationally related forms: ↑entrench • Hypernyms: ↑fortification, ↑munition • Hyponyms: ↑ …
40retrenchment — noun 1. entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense • Hypernyms: ↑entrenchment, ↑intrenchment 2. the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable • Syn: ↑curtailment, ↑downsizing • …
