 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fortress
noun: a fortified defensive structure [syn: {fort}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fortress \For"tress\, noun; pl. {Fortresses}. [F. forteresse, OF.
forteresce, fortelesce, LL. foralitia, fr. L. fortis strong.
See {Fort}, and cf. {Fortalice}.]
A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification,
sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a
place of defense or security.
Syn: {Fortress}, {Fortification}, {Castle}, {Citadel}.
Usage: A fortress is constructed for military purposes only,
and is permanently garrisoned; a fortification is
built to defend harbors, cities, etc.; a castle is a
fortress of early times which was ordinarily a
palatial dwelling; a citadel is the stronghold of a
fortress or city, etc.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fortress \For"tress\, verb (used with an object)
To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to
fortify. --Shak.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "fortress":
acropolis, bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bunker,
castle, citadel, donjon, fasthold, fastness, fort, garrison,
garrison house, hold, keep, martello, martello tower, mote, motte,
peel, peel tower, pillbox, post, rath, redoubt, safehold,
strong point, stronghold, tower, tower of strength, ward
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