Definitions for fortified
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1. bastioned, fortifiedadjective

   secured with bastions or fortifications

2. fortifiedadjective

   having something added to increase the strength

   "fortified wine"

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fortified

   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. fortified

   Fortified refers to something that is strengthened or enhanced, typically in order to protect, secure, or improve it. This could be done either physically or metaphorically. For instance, fortified walls are built stronger for protection, while fortified food is enhanced with additional nutrients for health benefits.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Fortified

   of Fortify

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fortified

   Strengthened and secured by forts.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fortified in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fortified in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of fortified in a Sentence

1. Julie Stefanski:

   Gluten-free substitutes, if based on rice or tapioca, can be lower in fiber than their traditional counterparts and may not be fortified with B vitamins or iron, a mandatory addition to any processed wheat product in the Julie Stefanski.

2. Hussein Allawi:

   We need to develop the intelligence effort of the Iraqi armed forces through technical and sensing equipment, thermal cameras, and modern fortified towers.

3. Ned Norris Jr.:

   The Tohono O'odham Nation is adamantly opposed to the construction of the 30-foot, fortified border wall, which would irrevocably harm cultural sites, sacred sites and the environment, media reports that explosives are now being used further demonstrates the massive and unnecessary destruction the wall is inflicting.

4. Bernard Barton:

   We’re satisfied that we’ve fended off the attack and fortified our system for now, but we’ll continue to be vigilant and employ state-of-the-art security systems to effectively respond to these type of incidents in the future, this is not the first time that a large agency or organization has been targeted with this kind of denial of service, and it certainly won’t be the last.

5. Markian Dobczansky:

   It's more comfortable, militarily, for New Russia to fight a war in The Donbas than it was in Kyiv, Sumy, or Kharkiv, but it's also the place where the Ukrainian army's most experienced and fortified units are located... so they'll face the most severe resistance.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fortified
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortified
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortified
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html