fortress

  • 11fortress — ► NOUN ▪ a military stronghold, especially a strongly fortified town fit for a large garrison. ORIGIN Old French forteresse strong place , from Latin fortis strong …

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  • 12fortress — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ impenetrable, impregnable, strong ▪ grim ▪ stone VERB + FORTRESS …

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  • 13fortress — n. 1) to besiege; storm, take a fortress 2) an impregnable; strong fortress 3) a fortress falls, surrenders; holds out * * * [ fɔːtrɪs] holds out storm strong fortress surrenders take a fortress a fortress falls an impregnable to besiege …

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  • 14Fortress — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Fortress, forteresse en anglais, peut faire référence à : Fortress, un film américain réalisé par Stuart Gordon en 1993, Fortress, un langage de… …

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  • 15Fortress — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Fortress (значения). Fortress (буквально «крепость»)  черновая спецификация нового языка программирования, разрабатываемая компанией Sun Microsystems. Инициатива спонсировалась Агентством по… …

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  • 16fortress — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)trɪs[/t]] fortresses N COUNT A fortress is a castle or other large strong building, or a well protected place, which is intended to be difficult for enemies to enter. ...a 13th century fortress. Syn: stronghold …

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  • 17fortress — UK [ˈfɔː(r)trəs] / US [ˈfɔrtrəs] noun [countable] Word forms fortress : singular fortress plural fortresses a strong well protected building used for defending a place …

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  • 18fortress — 1. 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. 2. verb To …

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  • 19fortress — noun the fortress fell into the hands of the French Syn: fort, castle, citadel, blockhouse, stronghold, redoubt, fortification, bastion; fastness …

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  • 20fortress — /ˈfɔtrəs / (say fawtruhs) noun 1. a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town. 2. any place of security. –verb (t) 3. Rare to furnish with or defend by a fortress: the city is heavily fortressed. {Middle English… …

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