Definitions for fortressˈfɔr trɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
for•tressˈfɔr trɪs(n.)
a fort or group of forts often including a town; citadel.
Category: Fortification
any place of exceptional security; stronghold.
Origin of fortress:
1300–50; ME forteresse < OF < VL *fortaricia (cf. ML fortalitia < L fortis strong
Princeton's WordNet
fortress, fort(noun)
a fortified defensive structure
Wiktionary
fortress(Noun)
A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
fortress(Verb)
To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.
Origin: forteresce, from
Webster Dictionary
Fortress(noun)
a fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security
Fortress(verb)
to furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify
Translations for fortress
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
fortress(noun)
a (usually large) fort or fortified building.
- vestingAfrikaans
- قَلْعَه، مَعْقِل، حِصْنArabic
- крепостBulgarian
- fortalezaPortuguese (BR)
- die FestungGerman
- fæstning; borgDanish
- οχυρόGreek
- fortaleza, fuerteSpanish
- دژFarsi
- linnakeFinnish
- forteresseFrench
- מְצוּדָהHebrew
- किलाHindi
- tvrđavaCroatian
- erőd(ítmény)Hungarian
- bentengIndonesian
- kastali, virkiIcelandic
- fortezzaItalian
- 要塞Japanese
- 요새Korean
- tvirtovėLithuanian
- cietoksnisLatvian
- bangunan pertahananMalay
- vestingDutch
- festningNorwegian
- fortecaPolish
- دژPersian
- نظامى كلا، لښكر كوټ، جنګى كلا، كلا، حصارPashto
- fortalezaPortuguese
- fortăreaţăRomanian
- крепостьRussian
- pevnosťSlovak
- trdnjavaSlovenian
- trvđavaSerbian
- fästningSwedish
- ป้อมปราการThai
- kale, hisarTurkish
- 堡壘，要塞Chinese (Trad.)
- фортецяUkrainian
- وسیع قلعہ یا مورچہ بندیUrdu
- pháo đàiVietnamese
- 堡垒，要塞Chinese (Simp.)
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