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fortification::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | munition |
| Type of | defensive structure, defence, defense |
| Has types | breastwork, stockade, bunker, castle, defilade, dugout, protective embankment, bastion, redoubt, parapet, scarp, entrenchment, escarp, escarpment, fieldwork, intrenchment, lunette, palisade |
| Derivation | fortify |
fortification::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | enrichment |
| Derivation | fortify |
Examples of fortification
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Adjacent to the fortification, at the eastern end of the ridge was a settlement.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It combines hikes on sections of the fine fortification with Beijing sightseeing.
From the independent.co.uk
The Jiyaguyan fort is the first fortification of Great Wall of China in the west.
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This is a military fortification on a 10-acre site overlooking Portsmouth Harbor.
From the bostonherald.com
The granite fortification followed a star fort layout with 11 prominent bastions.
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More than a dozen countries currently have mandatory folic-acid fortification.
From the latimes.com
Two years later, the Continentals stormed the fortification and recaptured it.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The design of the fortification was based on Italian and Renaissance architecture.
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Originally it meant a thick steep stone wall that waspart of a fortification.
From the economist.com
- Defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
- The art or science of strengthening defenses
- The addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
- (fortified) bastioned: secured with bastions or fortifications
- (fortified) having something added to increase the strength; "fortified wine"
- (fortify) strengthen: make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
- Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defence in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs. The term is derived from the Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make").
- Fortified wine is a wine to which a distilled spirit, usually brandy, is added. Many different styles of fortified wine have been developed, including Port, Sherry, Madeira, Marsala, Commandaria wine, and the aromatized wine Vermouth.
- (Fortify (software)) Fortify Software is a San Mateo, California-based software vendor. The company was founded in 2003 and provides products that identify and remove security vulnerabilities from software applications. , PCWorld.com, April 5, 2004 , Internetnews. ...
