as in fortress
a structure or place from which one can resist attack
defenders at the border fortifications preparing for an attack
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Recent Examples of fortification
Star fortifications started in Italy, were perfected in France (especially by the prolific Vauban), and dominated the European military scene for the entire 17th and 18th centuries, giving Europe’s strategic cities and landscapes a distinctive architectural look.
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Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The country’s largest coastal fortification was completed in 1857 to defend the state and was active in five major wars.
—Susan McDonald, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
And now our- General Caine, Secretary Hegseth, are leading a campaign to destroy all the fortifications along the straits of Hormuz.
—NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Over the past few years, researchers have mapped the city's fortification walls, street grids and city blocks, thanks to drone imagery and high-resolution geophysical scans.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The country’s largest coastal fortification was completed in 1857 to defend the state and was active in five major wars.
—Susan McDonald, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
And now our- General Caine, Secretary Hegseth, are leading a campaign to destroy all the fortifications along the straits of Hormuz.
—NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Over the past few years, researchers have mapped the city's fortification walls, street grids and city blocks, thanks to drone imagery and high-resolution geophysical scans.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortification
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The first follows the Rajput king Ratansen of Chitor (a fortress in what is now Chittorgarh, Rajasthan), who renounces his throne and travels as a yogi (wandering ascetic) to the island kingdom of Simhal to win the legendary Padmavati.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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In October, archaeologists found a fortress that was built along the ancient military road mentioned in the Book of Exodus.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The city is located outside of Milwaukee in the Republican stronghold of Waukesha County.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Denver is a Democratic stronghold, meaning that whoever wins the primary is all but guaranteed to win the general election.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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Craig Proctor, the childhood friend who played Dungeons & Dragons with him, told me that Friedmann once showed him architectural floor plans for a citadel that Friedmann’s thief-rogue avatar would oversee.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Jeremy Blake released a trilogy of animations about San Jose’s Winchester Mystery House, the Victorian citadel built by a gun heiress to keep out the ghosts of those killed with her rifles.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Israeli officials further compounded those fears Wednesday, with Avichay Adraee, Israel’s Arabic-language spokesman, accusing Hezbollah of moving beyond its traditional bastions of support in the southern suburbs of the capital and embedding itself in north Beirut and mixed neighborhoods.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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And our backstop—for a lot of us, sort of last bastion—was work.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
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The main difference is that Ruisdael cranes upward, to behold a castle on a hill, whereas Vermeer levels his gaze across open water.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Her castle is a 90,000-square-foot mansion in the humid reaches of central Florida, styled after the Palace of Versailles.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2026
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It was used as a military fort from 1850 to 1933, during which military prisoners were also housed on the island, according to BOP.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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On the business side, Jason, Sarah, and Denise will hold down the fort.—
Hayden Field,
The Verge,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Fortification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortification. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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