A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
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A fortress; also, a royal palace.
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A building of masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the seacoast, with a gun on the summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fi…
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A place of defense; a fortress; a garrison; a fortress; a garrison or guardhouse.
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A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.
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See Defense.
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Alt. of Defence
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A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisa…
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A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisa…
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To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.
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To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.
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One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient fortifications.
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The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure.
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A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisa…
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