fortification
Example Sentences
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They were not forced to dig Russia’s defensive fortifications, nor was there an effort to exchange them for Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine.
From New York Times
One effort involved building a fortification around a former air base to prevent dioxin from seeping into neighboring areas.
From Washington Post
The Ukrainian military said Sunday that Russian forces were building fortifications in Crimea to strengthen their defense, allegedly bringing 150 Russian conscripts from Russia’s Chelyabinsk region, close to the Ural mountains, to perform engineering work.
From Washington Times
Brady Africk, who analyzed satellite imagery from Copernicus Open Access Hub, provided fortifications data, which does not include all fortifications in Ukraine; some defenses predate Russia’s full-scale invasion.
From Washington Post
Radio Free Asia last month reported it was due to call in the central Vietnamese port of Danang in July after patrols in the southern South China Sea near China's fortifications in the Spratlys.
From Reuters
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