fortification
See also: fortificâtion
English
Etymology
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Borrowed from Middle French fortification, from Late Latin fortificatio, fortificationem, from fortifico, from Latin fortis.
Pronunciation
Noun
fortification (countable and uncountable, plural fortifications)
- The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.
- That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.
- 1881, John Kirby Hedges, The history of Wallingford[1], volume 1, page 170:
- Kenett states that the military works still known by the name of Tadmarten Camp and Hook-Norton Barrow were cast up at this time ; the former, large and round, is judged to be a fortification of the Danes, and the latter, being smaller and rather a quinquangle than a square, of the Saxons.
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- “[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic? […] ”
- An increase in effectiveness, as by adding ingredients.
- 1979, Kiplinger's Personal Finance (volume 33, number 7, July 1979, page 47)
- Compare the nutrition information label of a regular ready-to-eat fortified cereal with that of a presweetened brand and you'll note that, although the sweetened one's sugar content is higher, the fortification is virtually identical.
- 1979, Kiplinger's Personal Finance (volume 33, number 7, July 1979, page 47)
- A jagged pattern sometimes seen during an attack of migraine.
Translations
the act of fortifying
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that which fortifies
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin fortificatio, fortificationem, from fortifico, from Latin fortis.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
fortification f (plural fortifications)
- fortification (all meanings)
Related terms
Further reading
- “fortification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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