Get to know Ostrog better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning.
Ostrog meaning
A small Russian fort, typically wooden, encircled by a palisade wall.
Using Ostrog
- The main meaning on this page is: A small Russian fort, typically wooden, encircled by a palisade wall.
- In the example corpus, ostrog often appears in combinations such as: an ostrog, the ostrog.
Context around Ostrog
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ostrog
- In this selection, "ostrog" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, verkhotomsky, nearby and gained stand out and add context to how "ostrog" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include build an ostrog at verkhnekamchatsk and built an ostrog nearby citation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ostrog" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ostrog
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A waypoint named Verkhotomsky ostrog was established nearby in 1657 on a road from Tomsk to Kuznetsk fortress. (18 words)
In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov built an ostrog nearby. citation The ostrog gained official town rights from the government in 1686. (20 words)
Returning north to the Icha, he sent a party of men over the mountains to build an ostrog at Verkhnekamchatsk on the upper Kamchatka. (24 words)
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. (26 words)
Returning north to the Icha, he sent a party of men over the mountains to build an ostrog at Verkhnekamchatsk on the upper Kamchatka. (24 words)
In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov built an ostrog nearby. citation The ostrog gained official town rights from the government in 1686. (20 words)
Example sentences (4)
In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov built an ostrog nearby. citation The ostrog gained official town rights from the government in 1686.
A waypoint named Verkhotomsky ostrog was established nearby in 1657 on a road from Tomsk to Kuznetsk fortress.
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.
Returning north to the Icha, he sent a party of men over the mountains to build an ostrog at Verkhnekamchatsk on the upper Kamchatka.
Common combinations with ostrog
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an ostrog 2×
- the ostrog 2×