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bastion, castle, citadel, fastness, fort, fortification, hold, redoubt, stronghold
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Music and history will mix at concerts on the roof and in a candlelit room of the 3-story fortress, a national historic site. — Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com, "Pianos bring creativity, inspiration to San Francisco’s Fort Point," 23 Aug. 2019 The more than 900-year-old castle and fortress is used by the sovereign as a weekend home and official place of business, according to the royals' official website. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Reportedly Wanted to Live in Windsor Castle, but the Queen Had Other Ideas," 20 Aug. 2019 This was a little bit north of Fullerton Avenue, where the Buddha heads — big, white sculptures half-submerged in dirt — had been resting peacefully in the company of trees that seemed as sturdy as fortresses. — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, "Column: We love our Chicago thunderstorms, except when they take our trees," 16 Aug. 2019 Many older protesters went home before nightfall as chanting young people filled Old San Juan's Totem Plaza and the first few blocks leading up to the 16th century fortress where the governor resides. — CBS News, "Thousands call on Puerto Rico's governor to resign in massive protest," 17 July 2019 Al Hamra was named after Alhambra, a fortress in Granada, Spain, built by Muslims in the 12th century. — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, "Ramen and Mediterranean restaurants are spicing things up at Mid City Mall," 26 June 2019 An attack on a castle or fortress involved a short, but furious battle, with soldiers attacking holes in the walls with picks and hammers and rushing through as soon as the openings were large enough to squeeze through. — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, "How to Storm a Castle," 11 Apr. 2019 But in reality there was no such thing as a flying fortress: B-17s (and B-24s, the other American heavy bomber), with their 10-man crews, could and did get shot down by Luftwaffe pilots in appalling numbers. — David A. Price, WSJ, "‘Big Week’ Review: The Seven-Day Blow," 23 Nov. 2018 At the beginning of the overture, a video projected onstage shows the medieval fortress in sweeping drone footage fit for a tourism commercial. — Joshua Barone, New York Times, "Review: A New ‘Tannhäuser’ Brings Burger King to Bayreuth," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fortress.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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