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Fortification Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Fortification has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

2

the art or science of strengthening defenses

3

the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)

4

The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
defensive structure art enrichment
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bastion bunker castle defilade entrenchment escarpment fieldwork lunette palisade parapet redoubt stockade
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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