fortress
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈfɔrtərəs/
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fortaleza
- It feels as though we have ascended a medieval stone fortress... towering above the center of Asla.
- build a fortress
- fortress walls
- old fortress
They spent more on their soldiers and navies and fortresses than on anything else.
- They spent more on their soldiers and navies and fortresses than on anything else.
- Typical compression fortress with remote sanctuary and no public access.
- You know, that's a very hard to to attack fortress.
Examples
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The first assault on the fortress had failed.
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Along two sides of the garden stood the fortress's high outer walls.
Fiction book (1992) -
The French built that fortress.
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In the dead of night, the northern wall of the fortress collapsed.
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And so the Egyptian commander of the fortress found himself under heavy attack from the north and south.
Fiction book (1993) -
After five days of a long March, the Greeks finally reached the fortress, but they were without supplies.
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An island fortress, really.
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The visitors admired the impressive architecture of the ancient fortress built on the hill.
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After hours of exploration, we finally reached the fortress that protected the village for centuries.
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The soldiers gathered at the fortress, ready to defend it from any impending attacks.
Synonyms
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1.7
A large strong building where a ruler or noble lives
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2.3
A strong building where soldiers live to defend an area
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5.5
A protected place, often a castle, where people defend themselves from attack
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7.7
A strong fortress near a city where people shelter during war
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6.6
A wall or earth mound built to protect a place from attack
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3.9
A building or wall built to protect a place from attack
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A fort with triangular walls pointing outwards that form a star shape to protect it
- Specialized
A fortress with pointed outer walls like a star so defenders can fire on attackers from many directions
How Strong
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Morphology
Etymology
Fortress comes from the Latin root fortis meaning 'strong' and is like the short word fort and the verb fortify ('to make strong'). So a fortress is literally a 'strong place' built to protect people from attack.