: a fortified place : stronghold
especially
: a large and permanent fortification sometimes including a town
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the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight
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Contractors claimed their prototypes would turn America into an impenetrable fortress.
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Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
Thankfully, the heroes of Class-A are caught in the fortress too, forcing them to fight their way through Dark Might’s super-powered gang while trying to figure out what’s going on with the dashing butler-turned-cyborg who’s appeared as well with a mysterious agenda of his own.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
He’s built himself an impressive fortress with a generator, sturdy gates, a greenhouse with plenty of food, and even a shed with hundreds of gallons of ethanol to fly his plane.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Norman Reedus promises the 'best hour of Walking Dead ever' on season 2 of Daryl Dixon
No character in The Walking Dead universe is harder to get closer to than Daryl, who locks his heart in a fortress more impenetrable than the Sanctuary.
—EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
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Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
Thankfully, the heroes of Class-A are caught in the fortress too, forcing them to fight their way through Dark Might’s super-powered gang while trying to figure out what’s going on with the dashing butler-turned-cyborg who’s appeared as well with a mysterious agenda of his own.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
He’s built himself an impressive fortress with a generator, sturdy gates, a greenhouse with plenty of food, and even a shed with hundreds of gallons of ethanol to fly his plane.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Norman Reedus promises the 'best hour of Walking Dead ever' on season 2 of Daryl Dixon
No character in The Walking Dead universe is harder to get closer to than Daryl, who locks his heart in a fortress more impenetrable than the Sanctuary.
—EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Fortress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortress. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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fortress
noun
for·tress
ˈfȯr-trəs 
: a fortified place
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