fortification
for·ti·fi·cation
noun
defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
the art or science of strengthening defenses
the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French fortification, from Late Latin fortificatio, fortificationem, from fortifico, from Latin fortis. By surface analysis, fort + -ification.
Phrases
- fortification curtain
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