English dictionary
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English noun: fortification | |||
| 1. | fortification (artifact) defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it | ||
| Synonyms | munition | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defence, defense, defensive structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bastion, breastwork, bunker, castle, defilade, dugout, entrenchment, escarp, escarpment, fieldwork, intrenchment, lunette, palisade, parapet, protective embankment, redoubt, scarp, stockade | ||
| Instance hyponym | Maginot Line, Siegfried line | ||
| Part holonym | bulwark, rampart, wall | ||
| 2. | fortification (cognition) the art or science of strengthening defenses | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | art, artistry, prowess | ||
| 3. | fortification (act) the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enrichment | ||
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