Defenition of the word fortification
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Defenition of the word fortification
- walls or mounds used around a stronghold to strengthen it
- the act of fortifying or strengthening defenses
- the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
- defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
- the art or science of strengthening defenses
Synonyms for the word fortification
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- building up
- buttressing
- defense
- enrichment
- munition
- reinforcement
- strengthening
Similar words in the fortification
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- fortification
- fortification's
- fortifications
Hyponyms for the word fortification
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- bastion
- breastwork
- bunker
- castle
- defilade
- dugout
- entrenchment
- escarp
- escarpment
- fieldwork
- intrenchment
- lunette
- Maginot Line
- palisade
- parapet
- protective embankment
- redoubt
- scarp
- Siegfried line
- stockade
Hypernyms for the word fortification
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- art
- artistry
- defence
- defense
- defensive structure
- deliberate defence
- deliberate defense
- enrichment
- prowess
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