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1 fortress
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fortress — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ impenetrable, impregnable, strong ▪ grim ▪ stone VERB + FORTRESS … Collocations dictionary
fortress — ► NOUN ▪ a military stronghold, especially a strongly fortified town fit for a large garrison. ORIGIN Old French forteresse strong place , from Latin fortis strong … English terms dictionary
fortress — noun the fortress fell into the hands of the French Syn: fort, castle, citadel, blockhouse, stronghold, redoubt, fortification, bastion; fastness … Thesaurus of popular words
fortress — noun Etymology: Middle English forteresse, from Anglo French fortelesce, forteresse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis strong Date: 14th century a fortified place ; stronghold; especially a large and permanent fortification… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fortress — noun 1》 a military stronghold, especially a strongly fortified town. 2》 a person or thing not susceptible to outside influence. Origin ME: from OFr. forteresse strong place , based on L. fortis strong … English new terms dictionary
fortress — noun (C) a large, strong building used for defending an important place … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fortress — noun Syn: fort, castle, citadel, bunker, stronghold, fortification … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
fortress — UK [ˈfɔː(r)trəs] / US [ˈfɔrtrəs] noun [countable] Word forms fortress : singular fortress plural fortresses a strong well protected building used for defending a place … English dictionary
fortress — 1. noun 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. verb To … Wiktionary
fortress — /ˈfɔtrəs / (say fawtruhs) noun 1. a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town. 2. any place of security. –verb (t) 3. Rare to furnish with or defend by a fortress: the city is heavily fortressed. {Middle English… …
fortress — for|tress [ fɔrtrəs ] noun count a strong well protected building used for defending a place … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English