Capacity to resist. Capacity of a fortification, fortified place, etc., to withstand assault or capture.
| 单词 | θ161383 |
| 释义 | society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > strength of fortification (4) strengthc1480 Capacity to resist. Capacity of a fortification, fortified place, etc., to withstand assault or capture. force1577 In early use, the strength (of a fortress, defensive work, etc.). Subsequently, the fighting strength (of a ship), as measured by number of guns or… impregnableness1610 = impregnability, n. impregnability1847 The quality or condition of being impregnable; incapacity of being taken or reduced by force. literal and figurative. |
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