Fortification — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

the art or science of strengthening defenses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/fˌɔːtɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˌɔːtɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /fˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

munition

Word Forms

fortify

verb

enclose by or as if by a fortification

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Befestigung

Verteidigungsanlage, die aus Mauern oder Hügeln besteht, die um eine Festung herum errichtet werden, um sie zu stärken

🇪🇸Spanish

fortificación

Estructura defensiva que consiste en muros o montículos construidos alrededor de una fortaleza para fortalecerla.

🇮🇹Italian

fortificazione

struttura difensiva costituita da mura o tumuli costruiti attorno a una roccaforte per rafforzarla

🇳🇱Dutch

vestingwerk

verdedigingsstructuur bestaande uit muren of heuvels die rond een bolwerk zijn gebouwd om deze te versterken

🇵🇹Portuguese

fortificação

estrutura defensiva constituída por muros ou montes construídos em torno de uma fortaleza para fortalecê-la

🇷🇺Russian

укрепление

оборонительное сооружение, состоящее из стен или насыпей, построенных вокруг крепости для ее укрепления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुर्ग

रक्षात्मक संरचना जिसमें किसी गढ़ को मजबूत करने के लिए उसके चारों ओर बनाई गई दीवारें या टीले शामिल होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্গ

একটি শক্তিশালী ঘাঁটির চারপাশে নির্মিত দেয়াল বা ঢিবি সমন্বিত প্রতিরক্ষামূলক কাঠামো

🇮🇳Tamil

கோட்டை

தற்காப்பு அமைப்பு, அதை வலுப்படுத்த ஒரு கோட்டையைச் சுற்றி கட்டப்பட்ட சுவர்கள் அல்லது மேடுகளைக் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

కోట

ఒక బలమైన కోట చుట్టూ నిర్మించబడిన గోడలు లేదా మట్టిదిబ్బలతో కూడిన రక్షణాత్మక నిర్మాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

तटबंदी

बळकट होण्यासाठी गडाच्या भोवती बांधलेल्या भिंती किंवा ढिगाऱ्यांचा समावेश असलेली बचावात्मक रचना

🇮🇳Gujarati

કિલ્લેબંધી

રક્ષણાત્મક માળખું જેમાં દિવાલો અથવા ટેકરાઓ હોય છે, તેને મજબૂત કરવા માટે ગઢની આસપાસ બાંધવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಟೆ

ಅದನ್ನು ಬಲಪಡಿಸಲು ಭದ್ರಕೋಟೆಯ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾದ ಗೋಡೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ದಿಬ್ಬಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ರಕ್ಷಣಾತ್ಮಕ ರಚನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോട്ടകെട്ടൽ

ഒരു കോട്ടയെ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിന് ചുറ്റും നിർമ്മിച്ച മതിലുകളോ കുന്നുകളോ അടങ്ങുന്ന പ്രതിരോധ ഘടന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਿਲਾਬੰਦੀ

ਰੱਖਿਆਤਮਕ ਢਾਂਚਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਗੜ੍ਹ ਦੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਬਣੀਆਂ ਕੰਧਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਟਿੱਲੇ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

قلعہ بندی

دفاعی ڈھانچہ جس میں دیواروں یا ٹیلوں پر مشتمل ایک مضبوط گڑھ کے ارد گرد بنایا گیا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

筑城

防御结构，由围墙或土墩组成，围绕要塞建造以加固要塞

🇯🇵Japanese

強化

要塞を強化するために要塞の周囲に建てられた壁または塚で構成される防御構造

🇰🇷Korean

강화

요새를 강화하기 위해 요새 주위에 쌓은 벽이나 둔덕으로 구성된 방어 구조물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công sự

cấu trúc phòng thủ bao gồm các bức tường hoặc gò đất được xây dựng xung quanh một thành trì để củng cố nó

🇹🇭Thai

ป้อมปราการ

โครงสร้างป้องกันประกอบด้วยกำแพงหรือเนินดินที่สร้างขึ้นรอบฐานที่มั่นเพื่อเสริมกำลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

benteng

struktur pertahanan yang terdiri dari tembok atau gundukan yang dibangun di sekitar benteng untuk memperkuatnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapatibay

defensive structure na binubuo ng mga pader o mound na itinayo sa paligid ng stronghold para palakasin ito

🇲🇾Malay

kubu pertahanan

struktur pertahanan yang terdiri daripada tembok atau timbunan yang dibina di sekeliling kubu kuat untuk menguatkannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التحصين

هيكل دفاعي يتكون من جدران أو تلال مبنية حول معقل لتقويته

🇮🇷Persian

استحکامات

ساختار دفاعی متشکل از دیوارها یا تپه هایی که در اطراف یک دژ ساخته شده اند تا آن را تقویت کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

tahkimat

Bir kaleyi güçlendirmek için etrafına inşa edilen duvarlar veya tümseklerden oluşan savunma yapısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fortification'?

The primary meaning of 'fortification' is 'defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it'.

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Using 'fortification' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fortification' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fortification' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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