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1 definition found 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
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