fortification
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- noun
- /ˌfɔrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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fortificación
- Today, local residents take a plunge into the Mediterranean from the city's crusader fortifications.
- fortification wall
- build fortifications
- border fortifications
My job was to cost to knockout pill boxes, fortifications, burn them out.
- My job was to cost to knockout pill boxes, fortifications, burn them out.
- And suddenly the walls of Jericho, it's fortification, start to vibrate and then they crumble all at once.
- Including Bronze Age Kirigsur burial mounds, deer stone megaliths, ancient city fortifications.
Examples
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Its fortifications must be demolished.
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At sites across Greece, excavators have found massive fortification walls built high on citadels surrounding impressive palaces.
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If this wall is identified as a fortification wall, it would be a great surprise.
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- It's a book about Roman fortification.
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Initially built and used as a security fortification by a small group of settlers, the site's functions expanded over time.
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If we are quiet, we can slip into the fortification unnoticed.
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You see, I am determined to complete the fortifications within two years.
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- Yes, there's a weak point in the fortification where a small force could easily get through.
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Well, it's good you have troops, but we need some fortifications.
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The soldiers worked tirelessly to repair the fortification around the castle.
Synonyms
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A large strong building or group of buildings to protect people from attack
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A barrier put up to block a road or entrance
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A strong fortress near a city where people shelter during war
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A strong wall built to protect a place like a city or ship
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A large bank of earth built by people to defend land or control water
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A wall or barrier that protects against attack
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A military position protected by trenches
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A building or wall built to protect a place from attack
A large fort built to defend a place
A low wall or bank of earth built to protect a camp
A circular wall around a village or town that protects people from attack
A place on a hill with walls built to protect people
Temporary structures that soldiers make to protect themselves in battle
A defensive position where soldiers stand behind trenches during war
An extra wall inside a fort to help defenders if outer walls fail
A triangular wall outside a fort that protects the main walls
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Fortification comes from the Latin parts fortis 'strong' and facere 'to make', and you can see the same idea in the word fort, a strong place for defence. So a fortification is the wall, mound, or structure built to make a place strong and keep people safe.