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Definition of Fortressed

Fortress
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.
Fortress
Fortress For"tress, v. t. To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify. --Shak.

Meaning of Fortressed from wikipedia

- The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)....
- military construction. Fortress or The Fortress may also refer to: Fortress P****, a p**** on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada The Fortress (Alberta), a mountain...
- medieval fortress near Kosovska Kamenica, Kosovo. It is most famous as the birthplace of Prince Lazar, who was born c. 1329. Novo Brdo (fortress) Prizrenac...
- Christiansø Fortress is one of the historic Norwegian fortresses, which commands the western approaches to Flekkerøy harbor, at Kristiansand muni****lity...
- as Brest-Litovsk Fortress, is a 19th-century fortress in Brest, Belarus. In 1965, the title Hero Fortress was given to the fortress to commemorate the...
- 49°47′10″N 22°46′26″E / 49.78611°N 22.77389°E / 49.78611; 22.77389 Przemyśl fortress (Polish: Twierdza Przemyśl) is a series of fortifications around Przemyśl...
- Fortress is a series of fantasy novels by American writer C. J. Cherryh, published by HarperCollins. They are set in a medieval fantasy world with a 15th-century...
- The Fortress of Solitude is a fictional fortress appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in ****ociation with Superman. It is...
- Fortress Crete (German: Festung Kreta) was the term used during World War II by the German occupation forces to refer to the garrison and fortification...
- Fortress Warsaw may refer to: Warsaw Citadel - the main part of Russian fortifications in Warsaw built in the 19th century Warsaw Fortress - the 19th century...