On the rocky shore, the kelp clung to the stones with strong holdfasts that resisted the storm.

The carpenter attached a sturdy holdfast to the workbench to keep the plank from slipping.

Holdfast, a small hamlet and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, is served by Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council.

The engineers tested the holdfastness of the new adhesive under extreme temperatures.