Fortification
[fawr-tuh-fi-key-shuh n] /ˌfɔr tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act of or strengthening.
2.
something that or protects.
3.
the art or science of constructing defensive military works.
4.
Often, fortifications. military works constructed for the purpose of strengthening a position; a fort:
Supposedly impregnable, the fortifications were quickly overrun.
5.
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.
/ˌfɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun
1.
the act, art, or science of fortifying or strengthening
2.
3.
any place that can be militarily defended
n.
early 15c., “strengthening,” also “defensive earthworks, tower” (mid-15c.), from Middle French fortification “strengthening, fortification,” from Late Latin fortificationem (nominative fortificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of fortificare (see fortify).
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