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Definition of fortification

the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
the art or science of strengthening defenses

Similar Words: munition

Hyponyms: bastion, bunker, dugout, castle, defilade, entrenchment, intrenchment, escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment, fieldwork, lunette, Maginot Line, palisade, parapet, breastwork, Siegfried line, stockade

Derivational Morphology: fortify, strengthen, beef up, spike, lace, fort, arm, build up, gird

Anagrams: fractionation, confrontation, nitrification

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