Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fortification"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fortification \For`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. fortificatio : cf. F.
fortification.]
1. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying
places in order to defend them against an enemy.
2. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected
to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a
fortress; a fort; a castle.
{Fortification agate}, Scotch pebble.
Syn: Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See {Fortress}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fortification
n 1: defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built
around a stronghold to strengthen it [syn: {munition}]
2: the act of fortifying or strengthening defenses [syn: {strengthening}]
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