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fortification

noun
🔊/ˌfɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
🔊/ˌfɔːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
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  1. [countable, usually plural] a tower, wall, gun position, etc. built to defend a place against attack碉堡；围墙；炮台；防御工事
    • the ramparts and fortifications of the Old Town旧城区的城墙和城堡
    Topics Historyc2
  2. [uncountable] the act of fortifying or making something stronger筑城；设防；加强
    • plans for the fortification of the city城市设防计划
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: via French from late Latin fortificatio(n-), from fortificare, from Latin fortis ‘strong’.