fortification
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(noun) the act of fortifying or strengthening defenses |
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Synonyms: strengthening |
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Related Words: deliberate defence, deliberate defense |
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(noun) walls or mounds used around a stronghold to strengthen it |
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Synonyms: munition |
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Related Words: Maginot Line, Siegfried line, bastion, breastwork, bulwark, bunker, castle, defence, defense, defensive structure, defilade, dugout, entrenchment, escarp, escarpment, fieldwork, intrenchment, lunette, palisade, parapet, protective embankment, rampart, scarp, stockade, wall |
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