fortress
A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
Other meanings
A position that, if obtained by the weaker side, will prevent penetration by the opposing side, generally achieving a draw.
A kind of
- defensive structure
Kinds of fortress
- star-shaped fortress
Related words
- cyberfortress
- fortresslike
- superfortress
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "fortis" (strong).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “fortress” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.