Definitions for FORTRESS
ˈfɔr trɪsfortress

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fortress, fortnoun

   a fortified defensive structure

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. fortressnoun

   A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.

2. fortressverb

   To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.

3. Etymology: forteresce, from

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fortressnoun

   A strong hold; a fortified place; a castle of defence.

   Etymology: forteresse, French.

   Breaking forth like a sudden tempest, he over-ran all, breaking down all the holds and fortresses. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   The trump of death sounds in their hearing shrill;
   Their weapon, faith; their fortress was the grave. Edward Fairfax.

   God is our fortress, in whose conqu’ring name
   Let us resolve to scale their flinty bulwarks. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   There is no such way to give defence to absurd doctrines, as to guard them round about with legions of obscure and undefined words; which yet makes these retreats more like the dens of robbers, or holes of foxes, than the fortresses of fair warriors. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fortress

   A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make").From very early history to modern times, defensive walls have often been necessary for cities to survive in an ever-changing world of invasion and conquest. Some settlements in the Indus Valley civilization were the first small cities to be fortified. In ancient Greece, large stone walls had been built in Mycenaean Greece, such as the ancient site of Mycenae (famous for the huge stone blocks of its 'cyclopean' walls). A Greek phrourion was a fortified collection of buildings used as a military garrison, and is the equivalent of the Roman castellum or English fortress. These constructions mainly served the purpose of a watch tower, to guard certain roads, passes, and borders. Though smaller than a real fortress, they acted as a border guard rather than a real strongpoint to watch and maintain the border. The art of setting out a military camp or constructing a fortification traditionally has been called "castrametation" since the time of the Roman legions. Fortification is usually divided into two branches: permanent fortification and field fortification. There is also an intermediate branch known as semi-permanent fortification. Castles are fortifications which are regarded as being distinct from the generic fort or fortress in that they are a residence of a monarch or noble and command a specific defensive territory. Roman forts and hill forts were the main antecedents of castles in Europe, which emerged in the 9th century in the Carolingian Empire. The Early Middle Ages saw the creation of some towns built around castles. Medieval-style fortifications were largely made obsolete by the arrival of cannons in the 14th century. Fortifications in the age of black powder evolved into much lower structures with greater use of ditches and earth ramparts that would absorb and disperse the energy of cannon fire. Walls exposed to direct cannon fire were very vulnerable, so the walls were sunk into ditches fronted by earth slopes to improve protection. The arrival of explosive shells in the 19th century led to yet another stage in the evolution of fortification. Star forts did not fare well against the effects of high explosives, and the intricate arrangements of bastions, flanking batteries and the carefully constructed lines of fire for the defending cannon could be rapidly disrupted by explosive shells. Steel-and-concrete fortifications were common during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The advances in modern warfare since World War I have made large-scale fortifications obsolete in most situations.

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1. fortress

   A fortress is a large, secure, and often fortified building or complex of buildings designed to withstand attack. It typically includes defenses such as walls, towers, and other protective structures. It is primarily used for military purposes, providing protection and shelter for soldiers, weaponry, and other resources. They are found all over the world and can also have historical or cultural significance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Fortressnoun

   a fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security

2. Fortressverb

   to furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fortress

   Fortress is a 1992 science fiction film directed by Stuart Gordon and shot at Warner Brothers Movie World in Queensland, Australia. The story takes place in a dystopian future. The main character in the movie, John Henry Brennick and his wife Karen B. Brennick are sent to a maximum security prison because they are expecting a second child, which is against strict one-child policies. It was followed by a sequel, Fortress 2: Re-Entry in 1999.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fortress

   for′tres, n. a fortified place: a defence.—v.t. (Shak.) to guard. [O. Fr. forteresse, another form of fortelesce (q.v. under Fortalice).]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fortress

   Is a fortified city or town, or any piece of ground so strongly fortified as to be capable of resisting an attack carried on against it, according to rule. Also, as a verb, to furnish with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.

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1. fortress

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How to pronounce FORTRESS?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FORTRESS in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FORTRESS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of FORTRESS in a Sentence

1. Maria Lipman:

   The Russian people have a sense that they are under sanctions, they are a fortress under siege, this kind of mentality is disseminated consistently and steadily by Russian television: Who else is there to rely on except Putin? Putin is seen as the savior of the nation, and I think he sees himself in this fashion.

2. Sandeep Khandelwal:

   It was a bare, beautiful, raw old fortress, sitting in the middle of a small village of Bishangarh, untouched for years, we took our inspiration from the fort's history and carefully wove the visual vocabulary to keep it true to its original form.

3. Natalia Polukhina:

   It seems very strange to me to interpret this building as a water tank. In the same fortress of Naryn-Kala, there is an equal underground structure of 10 meters depth, and it really is a tank. This is just a rectangular building. The unusual building, in which we have put our detectors, has the shape of a cross, oriented strictly to the sides of the world, one side is 2 meters longer than the others, as the archaeologists who began excavations say, during construction, the building was entirely on the surface and it stands on the highest point of the Naryn-Kala. What is the sense to put the tank on the surface, and even on the highest mountain? It is strange. Currently, there are more questions than answers.

4. Brian Lepley:

   We need a welcoming area. You know, barricades, barriers and built like a fortress is not really an inviting atmosphere.

5. Mike Pompeo:

   State Mike Pompeo calls on our allies and partners in government and industry around the world to join the growing tide to secure our data from the [ Chinese Communist Party's ] surveillance state and other malign entities, building a [ clean ] fortress around State Mike Pompeo citizens' data will ensure all of our nations' security.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FORTRESS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fortress
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FORTRESS
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FORTRESS
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FORTRESS
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=FORTRESS
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html