: 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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The shop, which spans more than 48,000 square feet, is near the Baths of Diocletian and overlooks the ancient Aurelian fortress walls.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Resembling a medieval Armenian fortress, the hotel has rooms that boasted arched doorways, stone flooring and handwoven Tufenkian carpets.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Niki Ghofranian and Ritta Nielsen visited Dunstaffnage in 2019, but never planned to put the 14th-century building’s fortress skills to the test.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Those interested in the history of the fortress can learn more in the six different on-site museums.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Resembling a medieval Armenian fortress, the hotel has rooms that boasted arched doorways, stone flooring and handwoven Tufenkian carpets.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Niki Ghofranian and Ritta Nielsen visited Dunstaffnage in 2019, but never planned to put the 14th-century building’s fortress skills to the test.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Those interested in the history of the fortress can learn more in the six different on-site museums.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Fortress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortress. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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fortress
noun
for·tress
ˈfȯr-trəs 
: a fortified place
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