English-Thai Dictionary

fortification

N การ สร้าง ป้อมปราการ  การ สร้าง ที่มั่น  kan-sang-pom-pra-kan

 

fortification

N ตำแหน่ง ที่ ต้อง ป้องกัน  สถานที่ ที่ ต้อง ป้องกัน  tam-naeng-ti-tong-pong-kan

 

fortification

N ป้อมปราการ  ที่มั่น  fort fortress stronghold pom-pla-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORTIFICATION

n.[See Fortify. ] 1. The act of fortifying.
2. The art or science of fortifying places to defend them against an enemy, by means of moats, ramparts, parapets and other bulwarks.
3. The works erected to defend a place against attack.
4. A fortified place; a fort; a castle.
5. Additional strength.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORTIFICATION

For `ti *fi *ca "tion, n. Etym: [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.

 

Syn. -- Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See Fortress.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fortification

for ti fi ca tion |ˌfôrtəˌfəˈkāSHən ˌfɔrdəfəˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun (often fortifications ) a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack. • the action of fortifying or process of being fortified: the fortification of the frontiers. ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from late Latin fortificatio (n- ), from fortificare (see fortify ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

fortification

fortification |ˌfɔːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack. • [ mass noun ] the action of fortifying or process of being fortified: the fortification of the frontiers. ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from late Latin fortificatio (n- ), from fortificare (see fortify ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fortification

fortification noun fortifications loomed ominously along the high banks of the river: rampart, wall, defense, bulwark, palisade, stockade, redoubt, earthwork, bastion, parapet, barricade.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fortification

fortification noun 1 to demolish enemy fortifications, heavy guns had been developed: rampart, defensive wall, defences, bulwark, palisade, stockade, redoubt, earthwork, outwork, bastion, parapet, battlement, blockhouse, barricade, buttress, stronghold; rare fieldwork, ravelin, fortalice. 2 forced labour was used in the fortification of ports and harbours: strengthening, reinforcement, consolidation, shoring up, bracing, boosting, buttressing, toughening; informal beefing up. 3 the fortification of Madeira with brandy began in the mid-eighteenth century: strengthening, reinforcement, bolstering, stiffening, supplementing, augmenting; informal beefing up. ANTONYMS adulteration.

 

French Dictionary

fortification

fortification n. f. nom féminin Ouvrage de défense militaire. : Des fortifications entouraient Québec.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fortification

for ti fi ca tion /fɔ̀ː r təfɪkéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U 要塞 （ようさい ）化, 防衛増強 .2 C 〖通例 ～s 〗要塞, 防衛施設 .3 U (アルコール分 栄養分の )添加, 強化 .