fortification

Significado (Inglés)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.
2. (countable, uncountable) That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.
3. (countable, uncountable) An increase in effectiveness, as by adding ingredients.
4. (countable, uncountable) A jagged pattern sometimes seen during an attack of migraine.

Sinónimos

fortress

fort

stronghold

wall

citadel

rampart

munition

entrenchment

fastness

bulwark

reinforcement

vallasion

castle

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defence

earthwork

fortifying

protection

corroboration

consolidation

fieldwork

castling

base of operation

blockhouse

hold

keep

blockade

probate

affirmation

bastion

refuge

sconce

stand

stockade

strengthening

base

tower

validation

barricade

earthen wall

strong point

castle construction

avouchment

defense

amplification

embankment

Traducións

fortification

fortificazione

Befestigung

fortificación

fortificação

verschansing

sterkte

castrum

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bastionata

تحصين

fortificació

castellum

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Festung

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Borrowed from Middle French fortification, from Late Latin fortificatio, fortificationem, from fortifico, from Latin fortis. By surface analysis, fort + -ification.