Fortification - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Fortification :  (noun)
1: defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it [syn: munition]
2: the art or science of strengthening defenses
3: the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)

Based on WordNet 2.0

Fortification : \For`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. fortificatio : cf. F. fortification.] 1. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy.

2. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.

Fortification agate, Scotch pebble.

Syn: Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See Fortress.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Fortification

FinaoAlbums: @joerumore We'll I'll send Keith right out for one for you. He brought me one a few minutes ago. I'd needed Fortification.
shasti: @cayden No chili for you! (Okay, fine, there's chili. Just in case you need Fortification after your final, I have some in my studio)
WITCHD0CTOR: "Observing I" is a spy inside your heavily built Fortification." #Gurdjieff
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