单词 | fortification |
释义 | fortification (fɔːʳtɪfɪkeɪʃən ) Word forms: fortifications 1. countable noun [usually plural] Fortifications are buildings, walls, or ditches that are built to protect a place and make it more difficult to attack. The government has started building fortifications along its eastern border. 2. See also fortify Collocations: military fortification Not as a military fortification but as a romantic addition to a park. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Turrets were used to provide a projecting defensive position allowing covering fire to the adjacent wall in the days of military fortification. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cities were smaller military fortifications, defended by soldiers, protecting the civilians who lived in the surrounding countryside (my article in this issue explores this more deeply). Christianity Today They prefer trade wars to actual wars; border walls to military fortifications. Times, Sunday Times Historically, the islands were used for military fortifications, and remnants, as well as a museum, exhibit this history. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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