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Definition of fortification
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of fortification is as below...
Fortification
(n.) That which
fortifies;
especially,
a work or works
erected
to
defend
a place
against
attack;
a
fortified
place;
a
fortress;
a fort; a
castle..
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Base
::
Base (n.) A place or tract of
country,
protected
by
fortifications,
or by
natural
advantages,
from which the
operations
of an army
proceed,
forward
movements
are made,
supplies
are
furnished,
etc..
Contour
::
Contour
(n.) The
outline
of a
horizontal
section
of the
ground,
or of works of
fortification..
Parados
::
Parados
(n.) An
intercepting
mound,
erected
in any part of a
fortification
to
protect
the
defenders
from a rear or
ricochet
fire; a
traverse..
Oillet
::
Oillet
(n.) A small
opening
or
loophole,
sometimes
circular,
used in
mediaeval
fortifications..
Sapper
::
Sapper
(n.) One who saps;
specifically
(Mil.),
one who is
employed
in
working
at saps,
building
and
repairing
fortifications,
and the
like..
Picket
::
Picket
(n.) A stake
sharpened
or
pointed,
especially
one used in
fortification
and
encampments,
to mark
bounds
and
angles;
or one used for
tethering
horses..
Fagot
::
Fagot (n.) A
bundle
of
sticks,
twigs,
or small
branches
of
trees,
used for fuel, for
raising
batteries,
filling
ditches,
or other
purposes
in
fortification;
a
fascine..
Fortress
::
Fortress
(n.) A
fortified
place;
a large and
permanent
fortification,
sometimes
including
a town; a fort; a
castle;
a
stronghold;
a place of
defense
or
security..
Rasante
::
Rasante
(a.)
Sweeping;
grazing;
--
applied
to a style of
fortification
in which the
command
of the works over each
other,
and over the
country,
is kept very low, in order that the shot may more
effectually
sweep or graze the
ground
before
them..
Vallum
::
Vallum
(n.) A
rampart;
a wall, as in a
fortification..
Armament
::
Armament
(n.) All the
cannon
and small arms
collectively,
with their
equipments,
belonging
to a ship or a
fortification..
Wall
::
Wall (n.) A
defense;
a
rampart;
a means of
protection;
in the
plural,
fortifications,
in
general;
works for
defense..
Recipiangle
::
Recipiangle
(n.) An
instrument
with two arms that are
pivoted
together
at one end, and a
graduated
arc, -- used by
military
engineers
for
measuring
and
laying
off
angles
of
fortifications..
Barbette
::
Barbette
(n.) A mound of earth or a
platform
in a
fortification,
on which guns are
mounted
to fire over the
parapet..
Tower
::
Tower (n.) A
projection
from a line of wall, as a
fortification,
for
purposes
of
defense,
as a
flanker,
either
or the same
height
as the
curtain
wall or
higher..
Spyboat
::
Spy (n.) A
person
sent
secretly
into an
enemy's
camp,
territory,
or
fortifications,
to
inspect
his
works,
ascertain
his
strength,
movements,
or
designs,
and to
communicate
such
intelligence
to the
proper
officer..
Earthwork
::
Earthwork
(n.) Any
construction,
whether
a
temporary
breastwork
or
permanent
fortification,
for
attack
or
defense,
the
material
of which is
chiefly
earth..
Corridor
::
Corridor
(n.) The
covered
way lying round the whole
compass
of the
fortifications
of a
place.
Breastheight
::
Breastheight
(n.) The
interior
slope of a
fortification,
against
which the
garrison
lean in
firing..
Enceinte
::
Enceinte
(n.) The area or town
inclosed
by a line of
fortification.
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