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fortification
Meaning: a structure built to defend a place against attack
fortification in a sentence
How fortification is used in real sentences:
The ancient fortification still guards the entrance to the harbor.
Thick stone walls and a deep moat made the old fortification nearly impossible for invaders to breach.
“Pressure trials occurred inside an old coastal fortification, where stone walls had once protected the harbor from cannon attack.”
— from the passage The Long Descent
Synonyms for fortification
Other words for fortification — stronghold, rampart and bulwark — carry the same meaning.
- stronghold
- rampart
- bulwark
Where it comes from
From Latin fortis 'strong' + facere 'to make'
Word parts
- fort — strength
fortification: fort (strong) + -ification (act of making)
Memory hook
FORTify + -CATION — making something strong to defend it.
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