| break | ~ an appointment, a. (by cancelling) mengatakan tdk dapat datang; (fml) membatalkan janji temu: he rang up to ~ his appointment, dia menelefon utk mengatakan dia tdk dapat datang; b. (by not arriving) tdk menepati janji temu; ~ the back of, (fig.) a. (resistance) mematahkan: the attack broke the back of the enemy’s resistance, serangan itu mematahkan tentangan musuh; b. (problem) memecahkan; c. (a particular job) mengatasi kerumitan: if we start early, we might be able to ~ the back of digging the trenches before dusk, jika kita mula awal, kita mungkin dapat menyelesaikan kerja yg paling sukar dlm menggali kubu-kubu parit itu sebelum senja; ~ bread, makan bersama-sama; ~ the bank, a. win all the money, mengaut semua wang; b. (colloq) cost a very large sum of money, habis wang sso: $2.00! Well, that certainly won’t ~ the bank!, $2.00! | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fort | n kubu, kota; hold the ~, (colloq) menjaga + approp n: Mr Gopi asked his assistant to hold the ~ while he took the day’s takings to the bank, Encik Gopi meminta pembantunya menjaga kedai sementara dia menghantar pendapatan hari itu ke bank. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hill-fort | n kubu bukit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foxhole | n (mil) kubu lubang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| citadel | n (fortress) kubu kota. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fortress | n 1. fort, kubu, kota; 2. fortified town, bandar berkubu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bulwark | n 1. rampart, benteng, kubu; 2. so., st that acts as a defence, benteng: the ~ of freedom, benteng kebebasan; 3. (usu in pl), (naut) birai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| earthwork | n 1. (engin) kerja tanah; 2. (fortification) benteng, kubu, tembokan tanah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fall | ~ back on, a. retreat to, berundur ke: they fell back on the fort, mereka berundur ke kubu; b. have recourse to, turn to for support, bersandar pd: he always ~s back on me to get him out of his troubles, dia sentiasa bersandar pd saya utk melepaskannya dr kesusahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bastion | n 1. projecting part of fortification, katelum; 2. fortified place, position, baluarti, benteng, kubu; 3. (fig.) benteng: Parliament is one of the ~s of democracy, Parlimen ialah salah satu benteng demokrasi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |