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for·tress
I. \ˈfȯr.trə̇s, ˈfȯ(ə)t-\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English forteresse, fortresse, from Middle French fortelesce, forteresce, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis strong — more at fort
1. : a fortified place : stronghold; especially : a large and permanent fortification sometimes including a town
2. : a center or source of assurance or protection : a refuge or support
< they meet in freedom and in peace, and, meeting so, are an earnest and a prayer and … a fortress — Bernard DeVoto >
: a region (as central Europe) dominated by a single military power and regarded as an impregnable stronghold
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
: to furnish or protect with or as if with a fortress : fortify |