Thesaurus: fortress

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1. n. A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
2. v. t. To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.
3. n. a fortified defensive structure
4. 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. 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. To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify. Shak.
5. A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification,sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a placeof defense or security.
6. n:100 n. a fortified defensive structure