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Definition of Fortresses

Fortresses
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.

Meaning of Fortresses from wikipedia

- to generically as forts. Larger military installations may be called fortresses; smaller ones were once known as fortalices. The word fortification can...
- The B-17 Flying Fortress. Dallas, Texas: Morgan Aviation Books, 1965. OCLC 752618401. Cahill, Bill (October 2022). "Ghost Fortresses of the Apocalypse:...
- powder, cannon allowed breaching of the fortress walls and subsequent taking by storm. As a result, fortresses changed form, now incorporating design features...
- Christiansø Fortress is one of the historic Norwegian fortresses, which commands the western approaches to Flekkerøy harbor, at Kristiansand muni****lity...
- during the Three Kingdoms of Korea period. Korean fortress List of fortresses in Korea Korean-style fortresses in ****an Cheolli Jangseong Geng, Tiehua (2002)...
- military construction. Fortress or The Fortress may also refer to: Fortress P****, a p**** on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada The Fortress (Alberta), a mountain...
- compared to Chinese fortresses, which were based on an earth culture and built with bricks and stamped earth on flat land. Korean fortresses were invented by...
- centuries. The board contains 192 squares including the fortresses at its corners. The fortresses contain 16 squares and various pieces are placed inside...
- Modlin Fortress (Polish: Twierdza Modlin) is one of the largest 19th-century fortresses in Poland. It is located in the town of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki in...
- Fortress classic preview". IGN. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014. "Team Fortress Map Strategies: Two Fortresses"...