[ US /ˈfɔɹtɹəs/ ]
[ UK /fˈɔːtɹəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. a fortified defensive structure
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How To Use fortress In A Sentence

  • Greek warriors took the fortress with little effort.
  • With its rock towers and domes, the mountain looked like a vast ruined fortress. Times, Sunday Times
  • The fortress at the entrance to the village was reduced by a sudden attack.
  • The station house was one of those fortresslike concrete structures, painted green on the outside, with heavy green entrance doors, and adorned with old-fashioned gas lamps near the entrance. Dancing with the Devil
  • Cities such as Moscow, Novgorod, Pskov, and Yaroslavl grew around the old fortresses (kremlins) and monasteries that formed their centers and near the gates where artisans and traders peddled their goods.
  • It is as if the family has become a fortress. Times, Sunday Times
  • The Prussian army invaded Baden, defeated the rebels, and forced the last remnants of the German revolution to capitulate in the fortress of Rastatt on 23 July.
  • World War I saw the evolution of a new fortification setup combining field strongholds with fortresses.
  • The Romans had built a virtually impregnable fortress there. Christianity Today
  • When not on the beach, Rian enjoyed the children's playground, which offered a slide, swings, see-saw and fortress.
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