impregnable
41Impregnably — Impregnable Im*preg na*ble, a. [F. imprenable; pref. im not + prenable pregnable, fr. prendre to take, L. prehendere. See {Comprehend}, {Get} to obtain.] Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack;… …
42Lachish — Impregnable, a royal Canaanitish city in the Shephelah, or maritime plain of Palestine (Josh. 10:3, 5; 12:11). It was taken and destroyed by the Israelites (Josh. 10:31 33). It afterwards became, under Rehoboam, one of the strongest fortresses …
43conceive v — impregnable adj …
44impregnate v — impregnable adj …
45inconceivable adj — impregnable adj …
46impregnability — impregnable ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to be captured or broken into. 2) unable to be overcome. DERIVATIVES impregnability noun impregnably adverb. ORIGIN Old French imprenable, from in not + prendre take …
47impregnably — impregnable ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to be captured or broken into. 2) unable to be overcome. DERIVATIVES impregnability noun impregnably adverb. ORIGIN Old French imprenable, from in not + prendre take …
48List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy — This is a list of ships of the line of the Royal Navy of England, and later (from 1707) of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The list dates from 1660, the year in which the Royal Navy came into being after the restoration of the monarchy… …
49invincible — invincible, unconquerable, indomitable, impregnable, inexpugnable, unassailable, invulnerable mean proof against attack or defeat. A person or thing is invincible or un conquerable that presents insuperable difficulties to his or its being… …
50invincible — invincibility, invincibleness, n. invincibly, adv. /in vin seuh beuhl/, adj. 1. incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued. 2. insuperable; insurmountable: invincible difficulties. [1375 1425; late ME < LL invincibilis. See IN 3,… …
