Thesaurus results for FORTIFICATIONS

fortifications

noun

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plural of fortification

as in fortresses

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 fortifications Covering the sarcophagus Yellow daffodils bloom beside wartime fortifications at the Chernobyl plant as workers in ordinary clothes, with badges and special permits, pass through the restricted zone. —

Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 The fortifications on the southern and western sides stretch 1,312 feet long, predating the 1st-century legionary camp for which Vindonissa is famous. —

Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026 Yellow daffodils bloom beside wartime fortifications at the Chernobyl plant as workers in ordinary clothes, with badges and special permits, pass through the restricted zone. —

ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026 The area that would be renamed Donnyland under the plan is 50 miles long and 40 miles wide, but holds Ukraine’s best fortifications. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026 Over many years, Iran has built underground fortifications and facilities to protect its missile and drone inventory. —

Daniel Kurtzer, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026 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. —

Big Think, 27 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 Even though the border was relatively quiet for years, Israel also prepared for the next war with Hezbollah, gathering intelligence and building its own fortifications. —

Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026

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And by the turn of the twenty-first century, most of those tiny bungalows had been replaced by sprawling estates—fortresses for the entertainment elite, where Oscar trophies adorned mantels and wealth guarded from disaster.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Any pivot toward diplomacy that includes sanctions relief — whether proposed in Washington or Berlin — ignores the fundamental Machiavellian truth that a regime hated by its own people cannot be saved by its external fortresses, but it can be artificially sustained by foreign gold.

— Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026