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fortification

noun

ˌfȯr-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən

Definition of fortification

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 Last month, two South Korean soldiers were seriously wounded by what Seoul says were North Korean mines planted as part of those fortifications. — Anna Coren, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, anti-tank barriers and other fortifications to what’s already one of the world’s most heavily armed borders as Kim Jong Un pushes a hard line toward Seoul. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 North Korean Army Marshal Pak Jong Chon inspected fortifications on the border with South Korea on Tuesday, accompanied by Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, KCNA reported. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 North Korean Army Marshal Pak Jong Chon inspected fortifications on the border with South Korea on Tuesday, accompanied by Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, KCNA reported. — Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fortification

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Noun

According to the brand, these mushrooms were actually found growing in the cellar of the nearby Wilhelmsburg fortress, so the team decided to use them to add some umami flavor to the gin.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
The Roman city of Cologne and a legionary fortress in Bonn were also nearby — raising the possibility of a military connection.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortress

Noun

The new map for the 3rd district cut out Republican strongholds like Roseville and Lincoln and now includes parts of Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Auburn, Truckee and South Lake Tahoe.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The state’s First Congressional District is known as a Democratic stronghold, with Hannah Pingree’s mother, Chellie Pingree, expected to retain the seat she’s held since 2009.

— Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of stronghold

Noun

And yet Trump wants to turn the White House and an outpost on the Potomac into similar citadels, with little regard for why America’s capital city was named for one of its greatest examples of unadorned republican virtue.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Castellón To the north, Castellón unfolds as a mountainous marvel where medieval citadels, golden beaches, and tiny fishing villages create a landscape of contrasts, with the scent of citrus perfuming the air.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of citadel

Noun

At the start of this election cycle, the notion that Democrats would seriously compete in such deep-red bastions as Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas would have seemed absurd.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
In Florida, Republicans hung onto control in what has been a GOP bastion for much of the past two decades.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of bastion

Noun

So, rather than castles and stony ramparts, visitors encounter farms and sleepy villages.

— Rick Steves, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
That proved too costly for producers, so the decision was made to change the location to a castle, while keeping the idea of a mutiny and rival factions working against each other.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 30 Oct. 2026

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