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assailable

adjective as in open to attack

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Another day the duke's bailiff came to Hellesdon with 300 men to see if the place were assailable.

But he soon found that the position extended too far southward to be assailable by his limited forces.

A modern general would certainly have guarded with special care the flank that was most easily assailable.

With great activity and energy, therefore, they betook themselves to the fortification of every assailable point.

A part were stationed in the city, a part at Brooklyn, Long Island, and detachments at various other assailable points.

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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to assailable, such as: conquerable, defenseless, exposed, in danger, undefendable, and vulnerable.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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