Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Fortress"

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Fortress \For"tress\, v. t.
To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to
fortify. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

fortress
n : a fortified defensive structure [syn: {fort}]


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