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fortress 音標拼音: [f'ɔrtrəs] n. 城堡,要塞
vt. 筑要塞,以要塞防守 城堡,要塞築要塞,以要塞防守 fortress n 1: a fortified defensive structure [ synonym: { fortress}, { fort}] 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Fortress \ For" tress\, v. t. To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 32 Moby Thesaurus words for " fortress": acropolis, bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bunker, castle, citadel, donjon, fasthold, fastness, fort, garrison, garrison house, hold, keep, martello, martello tower, mote, motte, peel, peel tower, pillbox, post, rath, redoubt, safehold, strong point, stronghold, tower, tower of strength, ward
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