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Definition of Fortification
1. Noun. Defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it.
Exact synonyms: Munition
Specialized synonyms: Bastion, Bunker, Dugout, Castle, Defilade, Entrenchment, Intrenchment, Escarp, Escarpment, Protective Embankment, Scarp, Fieldwork, Lunette, Palisade, Breastwork, Parapet, Redoubt, Stockade
Generic synonyms: Defence, Defense, Defensive Structure
Specialized synonyms: Maginot Line, Siegfried Line
Terms within: Bulwark, Rampart, Wall
Derivative terms: Fortify
Specialized synonyms: Bastion, Bunker, Dugout, Castle, Defilade, Entrenchment, Intrenchment, Escarp, Escarpment, Protective Embankment, Scarp, Fieldwork, Lunette, Palisade, Breastwork, Parapet, Redoubt, Stockade
Generic synonyms: Defence, Defense, Defensive Structure
Specialized synonyms: Maginot Line, Siegfried Line
Terms within: Bulwark, Rampart, Wall
Derivative terms: Fortify
2. Noun. The art or science of strengthening defenses.
3. Noun. The addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food).
Definition of Fortification
1. n. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy.
Definition of Fortification
1. Noun. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy. ¹
2. Noun. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fortification
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fortification
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Breton