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fortifications

noun

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 By the Second World War, pillboxes had become standard defense fortifications. — David Szondy june 23, New Atlas, 23 June 2026 Cannons and fortifications are also on the grounds. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026 Built as a Crusader castle around the 12th century on top of previous fortifications, it has also been used by Saladin’s Jerusalem army, Mamluks, Ottomans, the French and the Palestine Liberation Organization. — Arkansas Online, 31 May 2026 French doors open to balconies with views across Chania toward the sea, and the citrus- and olive-filled garden is bound, in part, by the city’s ancient Venetian fortifications. — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 28 May 2026 Cahir Castle Dating from the 13th century, Cahir Castle is one of Ireland’s largest and best-preserved fortifications. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026 The Russian recruitment efforts have typically promised that university students can serve as drone pilots without risking their lives in bloody infantry assaults on Ukrainian trenches and fortifications. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026 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

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While typical apparel brands struggle with changing seasonal trends and thin profits, giants such as LVMH, Christian Dior, Hermès, Richemont and Nike have built financial fortresses.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Some, like France's Maginot Line, became border fortresses stretching for miles, while German coastal defenses sat on the cliffs of Normandy, requiring the Allies to take out with sea bombardments and direct infantry assaults.

— David Szondy June 23, New Atlas, 23 June 2026

Definition of fortresses

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According to the indictment made public this week, the Hoovers had strongholds over specific hotels and motels in their territory, including the Stadium Inn & Spas.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Local communities, including Republican strongholds in Georgia and Mississippi, voiced opposition to the projects, staging protests outside the warehouses and derailing city council meetings.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Definition of strongholds

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Magyar, whose party ousted Orban’s nationalist Fidesz party after 16 years in power in an April election, has started to overhaul Orban’s key bastions of power, including the state media.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
America’s wild places seem among our last bastions of democracy and inclusion.

— Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Definition of bastions

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Havana, Cuba — Cuba’s tourism sector seems to have everything from white sandy beaches to Spanish colonial forts.

— Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
In its early years, the flag was primarily used on battlefields, military forts, and ships as a form of identification.

— Pete Cuddihy, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

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