last stand

Noun

Meaning

last stand (plural last stands)

(also figuratively) A military encounter, especially against (often greatly) superior odds, generally as a last resort, whether to save another army or city, or as a last act of defiance, and often resulting in the total annihilation of the weaker force.
Little Big Horn is the place of Custer's last stand.
to make one's last stand

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

citadel Last Frontier

Examples

It's love, not the Battle of Thermopylae. You don't have to treat everything like it's a last stand. Cassandra Clare

If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth. Ronald Reagan

Coalition's last stand. Dennis Skinner

The vulnerable points of Liberty now making her last stand on earth. Lucan

A big studio movie like X-Men: The Last Stand is an example of Jones' disappointments. Source: Internet

Brett Ratner has responded to Vinnie Jones' recent comments alleging he was "" in his role as Juggernaut in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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