: 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 concerts take place from late April to mid-September at Castillo Sohail, a 10th-century fortress located by the sea in Fuengirola, Málaga province.
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Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 21 May 2025
Strategic diversification across multiple jurisdictions can help create a financial fortress, better shielding wealth from unnecessary threats and better securing long-term financial stability.
—Blake Harris, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
About 8 feet below the modern building, the team found the ruins of a stone wall, identified as part of a 13th-century bishop’s fortress.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
The discovery highlights the region’s strategic military importance during Egypt’s New Kingdom, where fortresses and strongholds were built to defend the eastern borders.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 21 May 2025
Strategic diversification across multiple jurisdictions can help create a financial fortress, better shielding wealth from unnecessary threats and better securing long-term financial stability.
—Blake Harris, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
About 8 feet below the modern building, the team found the ruins of a stone wall, identified as part of a 13th-century bishop’s fortress.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
The discovery highlights the region’s strategic military importance during Egypt’s New Kingdom, where fortresses and strongholds were built to defend the eastern borders.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Fortress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortress. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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fortress
noun
for·tress
ˈfȯr-trəs 
: a fortified place
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