fortification

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for·ti·fi·ca·tion /ˌfɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən $ ˌfɔːr-/ noun

1. STRONG OBJECT[uncountableU] the process of making something stronger or more effective 强化，加强

2 fortifications [plural] towers, walls etc built around a place in order to protect it or defend it 防御工事〔如塔楼、城垣等〕

a site of ancient fortifications dating from about 500 B.C.

公元前500年左右的一个古代防御工事遗址

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fortifications• battlefield fortifications

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fortification• Any delay, they believed, allowed the enemy to withdraw or wait out the storm in his field fortifications.• Large sums might also be required for fortifications, especially from 1588 onwards.• Glastonbury Tor and Avebury Where later societies put great resources into fortification the Neolithic people built monuments.• They are my defense, my fortification.• If there are no serious problems, the level of fortification would automatically increase.• The sides of the arch were destroyed in the Middle Ages when it was incorporated in the fortifications.• At this time fortifications consisted mainly of earth banks and wooden palisades.• Many of the small towns were supplied with fortifications during their lifetime.

for·ti·fi·ca·tion noun

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BNC: 16026 COCA: 17488

fortification

General words for the process of building: assemblage, assembly, build...

To become, or to make something stronger: strengthen, bolster, intensify...

Castles, towers and fortifications: bailey, battlements, belfry...

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