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Fortress - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Fortress : (noun)
1: a fortified defensive structure [syn: fort]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Fortress : \For"tress\, n.; pl. Fortresses. [F. forteresse, OF.
forteresce, fortelesce, LL. foralitia, fr. L. fortis strong.
See Fort, and cf. Fortalice.]
A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification,
sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a
place of defense or security.
Syn: Fortress, Fortification, Castle, Citadel.
Usage: A fortress is constructed for military purposes only,
and is permanently garrisoned; a fortification is
built to defend harbors, cities, etc.; a castle is a
fortress of early times which was ordinarily a
palatial dwelling; a citadel is the stronghold of a
fortress or city, etc.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Fortress : \For"tress\, v. t.
To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to
fortify. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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