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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024for•ti•fi•ca•tion /ˌfɔrtəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the process or act of fortifying.
- [countable] something that fortifies or protects.
- Often, fortifications. [plural] military works constructed in order to defend or strengthen a position.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024for•ti•fi•ca•tion (fôr′tə fi kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of fortifying or strengthening.
- something that fortifies or protects.
- Militarythe art or science of constructing defensive military works.
- MilitaryOften, fortifications. military works constructed for the purpose of strengthening a position;
a fort:Supposedly impregnable, the fortifications were quickly overrun. - a strengthening or improvement, as by addition of or intensification with another ingredient:the fortification of milk with vitamin D; the fortification of wine with alcohol.
- Late Latin fortificātiōn- (stem of fortificātiō), equivalent. to fortificāt(us) fortified (see fortify, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fortress, citadel, stronghold, bulwark.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fortification /ˌfɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n - the act, art, or science of fortifying or strengthening
- a wall, mound, etc, used to fortify a place
- such works collectively
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