Definitions for: Fortification

[n] the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
[n] defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
[n] the art or science of strengthening defenses

Webster (1913) Definition: For`ti*fi*ca"tion, n. [L. fortificatio : cf. F.
fortification.]
1. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying
places in order to defend them against an enemy.

2. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected
to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a
fortress; a fort; a castle.

Fortification agate, Scotch pebble.

Syn: Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See Fortress.

Synonyms: munition

See Also: art, artistry, bastion, breastwork, bulwark, bunker, castle, defence, defense, defensive structure, defilade, dugout, enrichment, entrenchment, escarp, escarpment, fieldwork, intrenchment, lunette, Maginot Line, palisade, parapet, protective embankment, prowess, rampart, scarp, Siegfried line, stockade, wall

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