英语词汇“fortification”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

fortification

/ˌfɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

noun

1A defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack: the building and maintenance of fortifications a medieval fortification...

Mortars were originally developed for siege warfare to lob munitions over walls and other fortifications.
Improved protective designs for field fortifications and base camps have been developed for field forces.
Furthermore, illegal fortifications violate the DMZ virtually to the centerline.

Synonyms

rampart, defensive wall, defences, bulwark, palisade, stockade, redoubt, earthwork, outwork, bastion, parapet, battlement, blockhouse, barricade, buttress, stronghold

rare fieldwork, ravelin, fortalice

1.1 [mass noun] The action of fortifying or process of being fortified: the fortification of the frontiers...

Not about to sit by idly as other categories steal their calcium franchise, dairy processors have turned to fortification to recapture share of stomach.
A much more realistic option is to start with soup, and if you need a little more fortification, slug some brandy into your coffee.
In some measure, this attitude to fortification reflected the contemporary state of military engineering art in the West and Russia.

Synonyms

strengthening, reinforcement, consolidation, shoring up, bracing, boosting, buttressing, toughening

informal beefing up

strengthening, reinforcement, bolstering, stiffening, supplementing, augmenting

informal beefing up

Origin

Late Middle English: via French from late Latin fortificatio(n-), from fortificare (see fortify).

单词	fortification
释义	fortification /ˌfɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n / noun 1A defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack: the building and maintenance of fortifications a medieval fortification... Mortars were originally developed for siege warfare to lob munitions over walls and other fortifications. Improved protective designs for field fortifications and base camps have been developed for field forces. Furthermore, illegal fortifications violate the DMZ virtually to the centerline. Synonyms rampart, defensive wall, defences, bulwark, palisade, stockade, redoubt, earthwork, outwork, bastion, parapet, battlement, blockhouse, barricade, buttress, stronghold rare fieldwork, ravelin, fortalice 1.1 [mass noun] The action of fortifying or process of being fortified: the fortification of the frontiers... Not about to sit by idly as other categories steal their calcium franchise, dairy processors have turned to fortification to recapture share of stomach. A much more realistic option is to start with soup, and if you need a little more fortification, slug some brandy into your coffee. In some measure, this attitude to fortification reflected the contemporary state of military engineering art in the West and Russia. Synonyms strengthening, reinforcement, consolidation, shoring up, bracing, boosting, buttressing, toughening informal beefing up strengthening, reinforcement, bolstering, stiffening, supplementing, augmenting informal beefing up Origin Late Middle English: via French from late Latin fortificatio(n-), from fortificare (see fortify).
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