fortification (noun)

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• fortification — fortify ► VERB (fortifies, fortified) 1) provide with defensive works as protection against attack. 2) invigorate or encourage. 3) add spirits to (wine) to make port, sherry, etc. 4) increase the nutritive value of (food) by adding vitamins.… …   English terms dictionary

• fortification — early 15c., “strengthening,” also “defensive earthworks, tower” (mid 15c.), from M.Fr. fortification strengthening, fortification, from L.L. fortificationem (nom. fortificatio), noun of action from pp. stem of fortificare (see FORTIFY (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• fortification agate — noun : agate having angular markings resembling the plan of a fortification * * * an agate, used as a gem, having polygonal banding such that it suggests the plan of a bastion. [1880 85] …   Useful english dictionary

• fortification — noun Date: 15th century 1. an act or process of fortifying 2. something that fortifies, defends, or strengthens; especially works erected to defend a place or position …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fortification curtain — noun The section of a wall or rampart between two gates, bastions, towers or the like …   Wiktionary

• fortification — noun a) The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy. b) That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a …   Wiktionary

• fortification — noun a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to fortify a place. ↘the action of fortifying or process of being fortified …   English new terms dictionary

• fortification — noun (U) the process of making something stronger …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fortification — noun fortifications loomed ominously along the high banks of the river Syn: rampart, wall, defense, bulwark, palisade, stockade, redoubt, earthwork, bastion, parapet, barricade …   Thesaurus of popular words

• fortification — UK [ˌfɔː(r)tɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌfɔrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms fortification : singular fortification plural fortifications 1) a) [uncountable] the process of making buildings, walls etc stronger in order to defend a place b) the process of… …   English dictionary

• fortification — for|ti|fi|ca|tion [ ,fɔrtıfı keıʃn ] noun 1. ) uncount the process of making buildings, walls, etc. stronger in order to defend a place a ) the process of making something stronger 2. ) fortifications plural strong buildings, walls, towers, etc.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English