: 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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The fortress, known as Apsaros, lies along Georgia’s western coast in what is now the town of Gonio.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
This ancient Viking ring fortress, built around 980 AD, offers insight into Denmark's riveting past (though the site remains buried underground presently, there is an informative informational display).
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The images revealed two large settlements dotted with watchtowers, fortresses, complex buildings, plazas and pathways that tens of thousands of people may have called home.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
The fifth-smallest nation in the world, San Marino is big on visual appeal, with a jutting fortress, narrow pedestrian-only lanes, and lots of souvenir shops.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
This ancient Viking ring fortress, built around 980 AD, offers insight into Denmark's riveting past (though the site remains buried underground presently, there is an informative informational display).
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
The images revealed two large settlements dotted with watchtowers, fortresses, complex buildings, plazas and pathways that tens of thousands of people may have called home.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
The fifth-smallest nation in the world, San Marino is big on visual appeal, with a jutting fortress, narrow pedestrian-only lanes, and lots of souvenir shops.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Fortress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortress. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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fortress
noun
for·tress
ˈfȯr-trəs 
: a fortified place
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