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fortresses

NOUN

stronghold

Synonyms

WEAK

acropolis blockhouse camp castle citadel fastness fortification garrison redoubt station

NOUN

stronghold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barrier citadel garrison rampart

STRONG

bastille castle fort redoubt

Example Sentences

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French taxes paid for the powerful artillery that breached English-held fortresses and mowed down England’s last expeditionary force, at Castillon, Gascony, in July 1453.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Two medieval fortresses face each other across the Narva River, separating Estonia from Russia on Europe's eastern edge.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Priests carried tabots into one of the fortresses in Gondar, where they will be kept until the end of the festivities.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

Unlike the insular fortresses, core areas are connected to other parks, allowing herds to move naturally.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2024

More tightly organized and military minded than Tiwanaku, the rulers of Wari stamped out cookie-cutter fortresses and stationed them all along their borders.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann