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monument Word or Phrase:HOLDFAST *  
Definition:A plinth or pedestal, usually of concrete, to which an anti aircraft or coastal battery gun was fitted. Holdfasts are often the only evidence for a weapon which survive.

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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