fortification

Noun

Meaning

The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy.

That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

citadel fortress bulwark fort garrison rampart keep wall defense barrier bastion stockade munition redoubt stronghold
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Antonyms

shack attack headland strike incident offensive
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Hypernyms

art defense defence prowess enrichment artistry

Hyponyms

palisade castle scarp bunker fieldwork bastion

Related terms

fortify

Phrases with the word

abdominal fortification rock fortification defended fortification boulder fortification stone fortification

Examples

The system of fortification by wall and towers may be made safest by the addition of earthen ramparts. Vitruvius

When the master-builder has taken up the work concerned, he is to re-establish securely any place where the fortification has fallen into ruins. Let him reinforce and also rebuild it. Shulgi

After fortification, this number declined to around 3,000. Source: Internet

After the prolonged Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55) the base fell, exposing Russia's inability to defend a major fortification on its own soil. Source: Internet

An abatis, abattis, or abbattis is a field fortification consisting of an obstacle formed (in the modern era) of the branches of trees laid in a row, with the sharpened tops directed outwards, towards the enemy. Source: Internet

Apart from the Riegersburg, the Schloßberg was the only fortification in the region that never fell to the Ottoman Turks. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fortiethly fortifiable fortificant fortification curtain fortified fortified against break-ins