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In Europe’s bouts of bubonic plague, “there would be people standing on the fortress walls watching their parents being eaten by wolves because they had died and been thrown out,” Halfpenny says.
How Yellowstone wolves got their own Ancestry.com page|Susan Milius|July 21, 2020|Science News
After all, we have constructed Fortress America at enormous cost.
A Gift to the Jihadis: The Unseen Airport Security Threat|Clive Irving|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each of us believes what we choose to believe, and facts have become bricks to shore up the fortress of our own biases.
The Facts About Ferguson Matter, Dammit|Doug McIntyre|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On my way back into town, I walked by the fortress of tents surrounding the harbor, readying for the yacht show.
No Movie Stars, No Red Carpet, But Off-Season Cannes Is Still Magic|Liza Foreman|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The ancient Grande Mosque and Kasbah fortress line the main plaza square.
Morocco's Secret All-Blue City|Nina Strochlic|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Sloviansk is like a fortress; [the Ukrainian Army] will have to destroy it to take it back,” one said.
Ukraine Families Flee Into the Forest to Escape Brutal Fighting in Sloviansk|Yusuf Sayman|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But on the 2nd of October the fortress, which had been heroically defended, was taken by assault.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1|Various
The procession arrived at a pillared archway leading underneath the solid walls of the fortress.
The Goddess of Atvatabar|William R. Bradshaw
It was understood that many of Von Auffenberg's soldiers, as they fell back, were employed as a garrison for the fortress.
The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)|Various
So, you see, if a mole is chased by an enemy, it can nearly always escape by passing through its fortress.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
Prisoner: "I betrayed a fortress intrusted to my guardianship."
Told by the Death's Head|Mr Jkai

单词	fortress
释义	fortress [ fawr-tris ] / ˈfɔr trɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fortress ON THESAURUS.COM noun a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel. any place of exceptional security; stronghold. Origin of fortress 1300–50; Middle English forteresse<Old French <Vulgar Latin *fortaricia (compare Medieval Latin fortalitia), equivalent to Latin fort(is) strong + -ar-, formative of uncertain meaning +-icia-ice Words nearby fortress Fort Pickens, Fort Pierce, Fort Polk, Fort Pulaski, FORTRAN, fortress, Fort Riley, Fort Rucker, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Sheridan, Fort Sill Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fortress In Europe’s bouts of bubonic plague, “there would be people standing on the fortress walls watching their parents being eaten by wolves because they had died and been thrown out,” Halfpenny says. How Yellowstone wolves got their own Ancestry.com page\|Susan Milius\|July 21, 2020\|Science News After all, we have constructed Fortress America at enormous cost. A Gift to the Jihadis: The Unseen Airport Security Threat\|Clive Irving\|December 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Each of us believes what we choose to believe, and facts have become bricks to shore up the fortress of our own biases. The Facts About Ferguson Matter, Dammit\|Doug McIntyre\|December 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST On my way back into town, I walked by the fortress of tents surrounding the harbor, readying for the yacht show. No Movie Stars, No Red Carpet, But Off-Season Cannes Is Still Magic\|Liza Foreman\|September 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The ancient Grande Mosque and Kasbah fortress line the main plaza square. Morocco's Secret All-Blue City\|Nina Strochlic\|August 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “Sloviansk is like a fortress; [the Ukrainian Army] will have to destroy it to take it back,” one said. Ukraine Families Flee Into the Forest to Escape Brutal Fighting in Sloviansk\|Yusuf Sayman\|June 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But on the 2nd of October the fortress, which had been heroically defended, was taken by assault. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1\|Various The procession arrived at a pillared archway leading underneath the solid walls of the fortress. The Goddess of Atvatabar\|William R. Bradshaw It was understood that many of Von Auffenberg's soldiers, as they fell back, were employed as a garrison for the fortress. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)\|Various So, you see, if a mole is chased by an enemy, it can nearly always escape by passing through its fortress. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood Prisoner: "I betrayed a fortress intrusted to my guardianship." Told by the Death's Head\|Mr Jkai British Dictionary definitions for fortress fortress / (ˈfɔːtrɪs) / noun a large fort or fortified town a place or source of refuge or support verb (tr) to protect with or as if with a fortress Word Origin for fortress C13: from Old French forteresse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis strong Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fortress rampart, garrison, barrier, citadel, castle, fort, redoubt, bastille
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