Fortification
11Fortification — Fort and Fortress redirect here. For other uses, see Fort (disambiguation) and Fortress (disambiguation). For other uses, see Fortification (disambiguation) …
12fortification — /fawr teuh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of fortifying or strengthening. 2. something that fortifies or protects. 3. the art or science of constructing defensive military works. 4. Often, fortifications. military works constructed for the purpose …
13FORTIFICATION — n. f. T. de Génie militaire Action de fortifier une ville, une place, de la munir d’ouvrages de défense. On travaille à la fortification de la place. Projet, plan de fortification de tel point de la frontière. Cours de fortification. Il se dit… …
14FORTIFICATION — s. f. Ouvrage de terre ou de maçonnerie qui rend une place forte. La fortification de cette ville est excellente. Les fortifications n en valent rien. Abattre, raser les fortifications. Démolir, réparer les fortifications. Dresser le plan des… …
15fortification — (for ti fi ka sion ; en vers, de six syllabes) s. f. 1° Action de fortifier une place, un poste. On travaille à la fortification de cette place. 2° L art de fortifier. Cet ingénieur entend bien la fortification. Il se dit en ce sens au… …
16fortification — UK [ˌfɔː(r)tɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌfɔrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms fortification : singular fortification plural fortifications 1) a) [uncountable] the process of making buildings, walls etc stronger in order to defend a place b) the process of… …
17fortification — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The process of fortification] Syn. trench digging, consolidating, strengthening, reinforcement, defensive preparation, entrenchment, arming, defending, trenching, fortifying, buttressing, preparing bases, digging in. 2.… …
18fortification — sodrinimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Reikalingos medžiagos koncentracijos didinimas mišinyje ar iškasenose. atitikmenys: angl. benefiation; concentration; dressing; enrichment; fortification rus. обогащение …
19fortification — fortify ► VERB (fortifies, fortified) 1) provide with defensive works as protection against attack. 2) invigorate or encourage. 3) add spirits to (wine) to make port, sherry, etc. 4) increase the nutritive value of (food) by adding vitamins.… …
20Fortification of Dorchester Heights — Part of the American Revolutionary War …
