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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fortress \For"tress\, v. t.
To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to
fortify. --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
fortress
n : a fortified place [syn: {fort}]
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