fortification
Americannoun
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the act of fortifying or strengthening.
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something that fortifies or protects.
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the art or science of constructing defensive military works.
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Often fortifications. military works constructed for the purpose of strengthening a position; a fort.
Supposedly impregnable, the fortifications were quickly overrun.
- Synonyms:
- bulwark, stronghold, citadel, fortress
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a strengthening or improvement, as by addition of or intensification with another ingredient.
the fortification of milk with vitamin D; the fortification of wine with alcohol.
noun
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the act, art, or science of fortifying or strengthening
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a wall, mound, etc, used to fortify a place
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such works collectively
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any place that can be militarily defended
Other Word Forms
- nonfortification noun
- refortification noun
Etymology
Origin of fortification
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin fortificātiōn- (stem of fortificātiō ), equivalent to fortificāt ( us ) fortified ( fortify, -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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The fortification of flour will therefore help boost intake of folic acid across the population, and, indirectly, better protect unborn babies.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024
A forthcoming study, set to launch in summer 2024, will look at iron fortification for children ages 3 to 5.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024
Cases of spina bifida dropped 31% and anencephaly declined by 16% after the fortification mandate, according to a federal study cited in the journal Teratology.
From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024
He seems enamored of the myth of Masada, the ancient fortification in southern Israel, where, in the 1st century A.D., almost 1,000 rebels battled off Roman invaders.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2024
It was very different, of course, with the sciences of cartography and navigation, ballistics and fortification.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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