Definition of fortress Fortress
/fɔˈɹtɹʌs/ - [fortrus] - for•tress
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What does fortress mean?
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NounPlural: fortresses |
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| fortress - a fortified defensive structure | ||
| fort | ||
| defensive structure, defence, defense a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses" | ||
| alcazar any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors | ||
| battlement, crenelation, crenellation a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns | ||
| martello tower a circular masonry fort for coastal defence | ||
| presidio a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings; "Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio" | ||
| sconce a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fortress (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. - fortress (Verb)
To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fortress (n.)
A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security. - fortress (v. t.)
To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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fortress
A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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fortress
for′tres, n. a fortified place: a defence.—v.t. (Shak.) to guard. [O. Fr. forteresse, another form of fortelesce (q.v. under Fortalice).]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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fortress
Is a fortified city or town, or any piece of ground so strongly fortified as to be capable of resisting an attack carried on against it, according to rule. Also, as a verb, to furnish with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.
Wikipedia 
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A fortress is a building designed to be defended, which means it was very hard for enemies to get inside. It kept the people inside safe. There is little difference between a fortress and a castle. Fortresses normally have very high, thick stone walls. There were very small windows, without glass, so that soldiers inside could fire out through them. As time passed, the weapons they used changed, from bow and arrow, crossbow, gun or cannon. Because these windows were so small, it was very hard for the soldiers outside to fire in. The people defending the fortress were also able to drop things like rock and boiling oil on the heads of those below.
Fortresses were not designed to be comfortable houses. They were dark and often damp. The Tower of London is an example of a fortress.
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🔤- fortress, noun, singular of fortresses.
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