fortress
A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town;…A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
» The fortress was in the enemy's hands.
Крепость была в руках врага.
Meaning
2 sensesA fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
Festung
кре́постьkrépostʹ
форте́цяfortécja, крі́постьkrípostʹ, тверди́няtverdýnja
A position that, if obtained by the weaker side, will prevent penetration by the opposing side, generally achieving a draw.
Festung
крепостьkrepostʹ
- a fortified defensive structure
Examples
53 sentencesThe fortress was in the enemy's hands.
ruКрепость была в руках врага.
You can still see the remains of the fortress there.
They built the walls of the fortress without using cement at all.
The soldiers soon overran the fortress.
His house looked like a fortress.
Translations
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Origin
Early 14 c., from Old French forteresce, forteresse, forterece (“strong place, fortificatiEarly 14 c., from Old French forteresce, forteresse, forterece (“strong place, fortification”), variant of fortelesse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis (“strong”) (see fort) + -itia, added to adjectives to form nouns of quality or condition. French -ess, from Latin -itia is also in words such as duress, prowess, largesse and richesse. For change of medial -l- to -r- in Old French, compare orne (“elm”) from ulmus; chartre from cartula and chapitre from capitulum. First attested in the 12th century.
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Forms
plural: fortresses| Singular | fortress |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- a fortified defensive structure:fort