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De - Pt| English Dictionary: fortress | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for fortress | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Fortress \For"tress\, v. t. To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify. --Shak. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. | |
