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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fortification/fɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

▶noun a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to fortify a place.

■ the action of fortifying or process of being fortified.

'fortification' also found in these Oxford entries:

bastion - battlement - counterscarp - dismantle - ensconce - flanker - fosse - gorge - lunette - munition - outwork - redan - redoubt - revet - salient - sally port - scarp - slight - undermine

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