holding line

VERB

resist attack

Synonyms

WEAK

block check hang on hinder hold the fort keep at bay obstruct stop

Example Sentences

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He found a "nice holding line" on Europe, and was described as "the party's biggest electoral asset".

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2016

May: Battalion holding line at Blairville and Adnifer.

From The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 by Ward, Fred W.

April: Battalion holding line at Blairville and Adnifer.

From The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 by Ward, Fred W.