: a fortified place : stronghold
especially
: a large and permanent fortification sometimes including a town
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the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight
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Back in the fortress, the Man of Steel scolds Krypto for wrecking the joint while he was gone.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
The tower’s slender triangles look diaphanous from a distance, but from the sidewalk the building resembles a fortress, with a 186-foot concrete-and-steel base safeguarding the 94 stories above from bombings.
—David W. Dunlap, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Bolivia 0-0 Uruguay
Bolivia’s fortress ‘El Alto’ wasn’t breached by Uruguay but there was no goal for the home team either.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Quang Tri Citadel, an ancient fortress where the war’s Second Battle of Quang Tri occurred, still holds the remains of soldiers from both sides, as well as an ample amount of unexploded ordnance.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
The tower’s slender triangles look diaphanous from a distance, but from the sidewalk the building resembles a fortress, with a 186-foot concrete-and-steel base safeguarding the 94 stories above from bombings.
—David W. Dunlap, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In The Black Sea Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Wednesday, March 26th
Bolivia 0-0 Uruguay
Bolivia’s fortress ‘El Alto’ wasn’t breached by Uruguay but there was no goal for the home team either.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Quang Tri Citadel, an ancient fortress where the war’s Second Battle of Quang Tri occurred, still holds the remains of soldiers from both sides, as well as an ample amount of unexploded ordnance.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Fortress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortress. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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fortress
noun
for·tress
ˈfȯr-trəs 
: a fortified place
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