First Known Use: 14th century
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fortress
fortress
noun for·tress \ˈfȯr-trÉ™s\
: a place that is protected against attack : a fortified place
Full Definition of FORTRESS
:Â a fortified place :Â stronghold; especially :Â a large and permanent fortification sometimes including a town
— for·tress·like \-lÄ«k\ adjective
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Examples of FORTRESS
- <the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight>
Origin of FORTRESS
Middle English forteresse, from Anglo-French fortelesce, forteresse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis strong
Related to FORTRESS
- Synonyms
- bastion, castle, citadel, fastness, fortification, fort, hold, redoubt, stronghold
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