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FORTIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fortification" is a kind of...):
enrichment (act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding)
Derivation:
fortify (make strong or stronger)
fortify (add alcohol to (beverages))
fortify (add nutrients to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
Synonyms:
fortification; munition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fortification" is a kind of...):
defence; defense; defensive structure (a structure used to defend against attack)
Meronyms (parts of "fortification"):
bulwark; rampart; wall (an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fortification"):
bastion (projecting part of a rampart or other fortification)
bunker; dugout (a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground)
castle (a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack)
defilade (the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire)
entrenchment; intrenchment (an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches)
escarp; escarpment; protective embankment; scarp (a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification)
fieldwork (a temporary fortification built by troops in the field)
lunette (temporary fortification like a detached bastion)
palisade (fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground)
breastwork; parapet (fortification consisting of a low wall)
redoubt ((military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses)
stockade (fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense)
Instance hyponyms:
Maginot Line (a fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable, it was easily overrun by the German army in 1940)
Siegfried line (German fortifications facing the Maginot Line)
Derivation:
fortify (enclose by or as if by a fortification)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The art or science of strengthening defenses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fortification" is a kind of...):
art; artistry; prowess (a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation)
Derivation:
fortify (make strong or stronger)
fortify (prepare oneself for a military confrontation)
