fortress
Example Sentences
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Alcatraz island - nicknamed "the Rock" because it was regarded as an impregnable fortress - is home to the shuttered federal penitentiary that housed some of the most dangerous criminals in the US.
From BBC
The embossed crosses on multiple turrets present a towering fortress with absolute castle stature.
From Literature
One worry about how defensible Netflix’s fortress is comes from how fast it got here.
“The building is a fortress, it’s got thick concrete walls,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
The Maduros tried to escape into a safe place, the US president explained, describing it as a military "fortress".
From BBC
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