fortress

views updated Jun 27 2018

fortress.
1. Castle, or strong defensive military structure of bastions, earthworks, ramparts, walls, etc., far grander than a fort.

2. Town or city with a citadel and surrounded by fortifications.

fortress

views updated May 23 2018

for·tress / ˈfôrtrəs/ • n. a military stronghold, esp. a strongly fortified town fit for a large garrison. ∎  a heavily protected and impenetrable building. ∎ fig. a person or thing not susceptible to outside influence or disturbance: he had proved himself to be a fortress of moral rectitude.

fortress

views updated May 18 2018

fortress XIII. — (O)F. forteresse strong place :- Rom. *fortaritia, f. L. fortis, strong.