fortress

[ fawr-tris ]
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noun
  1. a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel.

  2. any place of exceptional security; stronghold.

Origin of fortress

1
1300–50; Middle English forteresse<Old French <Vulgar Latin *fortaricia (compare Medieval Latin fortalitia), equivalent to Latin fort(is) strong + -ar-, formative of uncertain meaning +-icia-ice

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British Dictionary definitions for fortress

fortress

/ (ˈfɔːtrɪs) /


noun
  1. a large fort or fortified town

  2. a place or source of refuge or support

verb
  1. (tr) to protect with or as if with a fortress

Origin of fortress

1
C13: from Old French forteresse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis strong

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