ostrog

Noun

Meaning

ostrog (plural ostrogs)

A small Russian fort, typically wooden, encircled by a palisade wall.

Examples

In 1736, Okhotsk was moved two miles downstream to a spit of land at the mouth of the Okhota, converting the ostrog into a proper port. Source: Internet

A waypoint named Verkhotomsky ostrog was established nearby in 1657 on a road from Tomsk to Kuznetsk fortress. Source: Internet

In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov built an ostrog nearby. citation The ostrog gained official town rights from the government in 1686. Source: Internet

Returning north to the Icha, he sent a party of men over the mountains to build an ostrog at Verkhnekamchatsk on the upper Kamchatka. Source: Internet

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