fortress
playSimple Definition of fortress
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: a place that is protected against attack : a fortified place
Full Definition of fortress
: a fortified place : stronghold; especially : a large and permanent fortification sometimes including a town
Examples of fortress in a sentence
<the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight>
Origin and Etymology of fortress
Middle English forteresse, from Anglo-French fortelesce, forteresse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis strong
First Known Use: 14th century
FORTRESS Defined for Kids
fortress
playDefinition of fortress for Students
: a place that is protected against attack
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