FORTRESS


Meaning of FORTRESS in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ great

▪ impenetrable , impregnable , strong

▪ grim

▪ stone

VERB + FORTRESS

▪ attack , besiege , lay siege to

▪ take

Greek warriors took the ~ with little effort.

▪ hold , occupy

▪ build

FORTRESS + VERB

▪ fall

The ~ fell after a nine-day siege.

FORTRESS + NOUN

▪ city , town

▪ walls

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

They took refuge in the ~.

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