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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.

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- (952), le nom de Sambatas, sans doute d'origine turco-khazare (sam + bat, fortresse supérieure)." Pritsak 1981, p. 372: "Kleiber connects viti with the name...
- but yt is longe synce for laske of reparacons deca**** & fallen and no fortresse there now remayneth. During the 19th century, the township was productive...
- dans sa Description de l'Afrique septentrionale, parle de l'ancienne fortresse d'Azougui, située dans une grande palmeraie de l'Adrar mauritanien, comme...
- Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021. Fortresse de Malacca, better known as A Famosa, is a Portuguese fortress located...
- Garrett (2011), p. xv Wheeler (1983), p. 14 History of the fortress, Fortresse Royale de Chinon, archived from the original on 2012-07-05, retrieved...
- dug into the rock, for the Germans it became the strong point of the fortresse de Cherbourg and of the Atlantic Wall. On 6 June 1954, René Coty inaugurated...
- Defensive towers built at the corners of castles or fortresse...
- was referred to as "S****ed Area Tank", or by the French phrase Char de Fortresse) which had been rendered pointless by the fast pace of German armoured...
- have Ditches of water round about them for their Securitie; they use no Fortresse nor Castles, but onely upon every Gate of the Towne they have strong Towers...
- Limeskongresses (Szekesfehervar, 30.8.–6.9.1976), 415–424. T. SARNOWSKI, La fortresse de la legion I Italica et le limes du sud-est de la Dacie, Eos 71, 1983...