: a fortified place : stronghold
especially
: a large and permanent fortification sometimes including a town
Examples of fortress in a Sentence
the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
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In the 1980s, the Islamist organization Hamas became a rising force among Palestinians in Gaza, eventually succeeding in taking over the enclave and turning it into a fortress of terror.
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According to the Association of Archaeologists of Peru, the team identified a mile-long stretch of tunnel between the fortress and temple.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
Not even Martin Short’s lady friend and her fortress of Oscar statuettes are immune to the chaos Kate McKinnon’s paranormal sketches can unleash on your psyche.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
In the 1980s, the Islamist organization Hamas became a rising force among Palestinians in Gaza, eventually succeeding in taking over the enclave and turning it into a fortress of terror.
—Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
According to the Association of Archaeologists of Peru, the team identified a mile-long stretch of tunnel between the fortress and temple.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Fortress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortress. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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fortress
noun
for·tress
ˈfȯr-trəs 
: a fortified place
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