fortress
[ fawr-tris ]
/ ˈfɔr trɪs /
noun
a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel.
any place of exceptional security; stronghold.
Origin of fortress
1300–50; Middle English
forteresse < Old French < Vulgar Latin
*fortaricia (compare Medieval Latin
fortalitia), equivalent to Latin
fort(is) strong +
-ar-, formative of uncertain meaning +-
icia
-ice
Words nearby fortress
fortitude,
fortitudinous,
fortnight,
fortnightly,
fortran,
fortress,
fortuitism,
fortuitous,
fortuity,
fortuna,
fortunate
Example sentences from the Web for fortress
British Dictionary definitions for fortress
fortress
/ (ˈfɔːtrɪs) /
noun
a large fort or fortified town
a place or source of refuge or support
verb
(tr)
to protect with or as if with a fortress
Word Origin for fortress
C13: from Old French
forteresse, from Medieval Latin
fortalitia, from Latin
fortis strong