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fortress

1. for.tress \'fo.r-tr*s\ n [ME forteresse, fr. MF forteresce, fr. ML 
   fortalitia, fr. L (Xfortis strong : a fortified place : STRONGHOLD; esp : a 
   large and perman ent fortification sometimes including a town
2. fortress vt : FORTIFY