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fortification

[fawr-tuh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌfɔr tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
reinforced position
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barricade citadel fortress reinforcement
STRONG
barrier bastion battlement block blockhouse breastwork buffer bulwark castle consolidation defense earthwork entrenchment fastness fort garrison keep outpost parapet preparation presidio protection stockade strengthening stronghold support wall
WEAK
embattlement
Antonyms
STRONG
opening

Example Sentences

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The government's independent advisory body has looked at all the evidence and is satisfied that fortification is the right course of action for society as a whole.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

The latest study builds on an earlier one in which Kumar and fellow researchers helped evaluate the results of an iron fortification school lunch program for students ages 7 and 8 in India.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

That study showed that fortification reduced anemia but did not affect students' performance in school.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

Three years after the voluntary fortification was introduced, researchers harnessed social media to help survey masa products on shelves across the nation, running a #FindFolicAcid scavenger hunt.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

A fortification is a task, a line, a curve, not a bulwark.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson