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Meanings of
fortress
in inglês
português
forte
catalão
fortificació
espanhol
alcázar
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A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town.
fort
português
forte
Usage of
fortress
in inglês
1
Pougatcheff went off to inspect the
fortress
;
Alexis followed him; I remained.
2
The rugged
fortress
lay swathed in the softness of the creamy light.
3
The fleets in vain thundered against the solid sea-front of the
fortress
.
4
Far in the night the occasional guns from the Southern
fortress
ceased.
5
To-morrow the garrison at the
fortress
marches in review before the Prince.
6
It was a joyful meeting at the
island
-
fortress
in the blue Mediterranean.
7
But this was not the whole ruin; the
fortress
had a citadel.
8
They focused on making it a
fortress
first, and a home second.
9
Never in its twelve hundred years had that island
fortress
been taken.
10
The
fortress
was stormed in spite of the most stubborn Russian resistance.
11
No sentry can know the face of every soldier in the
fortress
.
12
What, alone in your
fortress
,
Madame; alone with the spirit of darkness.
13
The Burpers must think that the blockhouse is safe in their
castle
-
fortress
.
14
But the others were flagging, especially as soldiers continued flooding the
fortress
.
15
I have seen the accursed Holkerstein; I have penetrated within his
fortress
.
16
Others burned the remains outside the
fortress
-
like
embassy building in central Cairo.
Other examples for "fortress"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
fortress
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
strong fortress
impregnable fortress
old fortress
great fortress
ancient fortress
More collocations
Translations for
fortress
português
forte
fortaleza
catalão
fortificació
fortalesa
espanhol
alcázar
fuerte
fortaleza
Fortress
through the time
Fortress
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common