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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fortification \For`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. fortificatio : cf F. 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 attack; a fortified place a fortress; a fort; a castle. {Fortification agate}, Scotch pebble. Syn: Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See {Fortress}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fortification n 1: walls or mounds used around a stronghold to strengthen it [syn: {munition}] 2: the act of fortifying or strengthening defenses [syn: {strengthening}]
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