1) Barricade 2) Battlement 3) Castle 4) Citadel 5) Defence 6) Defense 7) Defensive structure 8) Earthwork 9) Embankment 10) Fastness 11) Fortress 12) French word used in English 13) Garrison 14) Military installation 15) Munition 16) Parapet 17) Rampart 18) Stronghold 19) Wall
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1) Bastion 2) Blockade 3) Breastwork 4) Bulwark 5) Defence 6) Defilade 7) Enhancement 8) Entrenchment 9) Escarp 10) Fieldwork 11) Fort 12) Intrenchment 13) Lunette 14) Palisade 15) Redan 16) Redoubt 17) Reinforcement 18) Stockade 19) Strengthening 20) Stronghold
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Fortifications are military constructions or buildings designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and also used to solidify rule in a region during peace time. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs. The term is derived from the Latin fortis (`strong`) and facere.....
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• (n.) The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy. • (n.) That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.
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in military science, any work erected to strengthen a position against attack. Fortifications are usually of two types: permanent and field. ... [20 related articles]
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the whole purpose of fortification is to enable smaller numbers to resist more powerful attacking forces. The three basic elements when defending a site were walls, towers and gates. Defence is a natural reaction and most people are able to identify personally with defensive structures amongst...
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For`ti·fi·ca'tion noun [ Latin
fortificatio : confer French
fortification .]
1. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy.
2. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against...
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Fortification is the science of strengthening positions in such a way that they may be defended by a body of men much inferior in number to those by whom they are attacked; and more particularly, the science of strengthening positions so that they may be held against the assault of troops supported by artillery. Fortifications are usually divided i...
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n] - the art or science of strengthening defenses 2. [n] - defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it 3. [n] - the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
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noun the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
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The process of adding distilled spirits to a finished wine to increase its alcohol content, improve its preservation qualities, or improve its flavor. Brandy is often used as a fortifying agent because it is made from wine, but vodka, gin, Everclear, or any distilled spirit may be used. Each fortifying agent has its own flavor and will impart this ...
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the act of fortifying or strengthening. · something that fortifies or protects. · the art or science of constructing defensive military works. · Often,military works constructed for the purpose of strengthening a position; a fort: Supposedly impregnable, the fortifications were quickly overrun. · a strengthening or improvement...
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a defensive structure
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defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a
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