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Meanings of old fortress in English

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Usage of old fortress in English
1
Arrived at Messina, Charles and Henry were quartered in the old fortress.
Alvira: The Heroine of Vesuvius
2
This is an old fortress still used as a barrack in Naples.
Alvira: The Heroine of Vesuvius
3
Expelled from his old fortress, Mr. Wilcox was building a new one.
Howards End
4
So the courtyard in the old fortress was open to the sky.
Chaosbound
5
Father Oliver knew the headland well and every part of the old fortress.
The Lake
6
Here more remains of the old fortress were to be seen.
The Ashiel mystery: A Detective Story
7
That has been his old fortress, walled and moated against trespass.
Foes
8
He cocked his head as a gun boomed out from the old fortress.
Success to the Brave
9
They moved in the direction of the mole or old fortress of the city.
Alvira: The Heroine of Vesuvius
10
Above the town stands the old fortress, called the Casbah.
Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarn...
11
The Purana-Killa, or the old fortress of the palace of Babar, is much decayed.
A Woman's Journey Round the World / From Vienna to Brazil, Chili...
12
There was the grand old fortress, with its towers and turrets and black portholes.
James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
13
Laodicea, at present called Eski-Hissar (the " old fortress"), is now utterly deserted.
The Books of the New Testament
14
A lone inn upon a black mountain, by the side of an old fortress!
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
15
The smell of blood and gore perfumed the old fortress.
Worldwinder
16
Four of the old fortress type had a history.
My Second Year of the War
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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