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Dictionary Information: Definition Fortification
Thesaurus: Fortitude
Description and Meaning: Fortitude

  Fortification (For`ti*fi*ca"tion) (?), n.
[L. fortificatio : cf. F. fortification.]

1. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy.
2. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.

-- Fortification agate, Scotch pebble.

Synonyms -- Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See Fortress.

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