A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare...

Look up fortification or fortificâtion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fortification is a military construction or building designed for defense...

Food fortification is the addition of micronutrients (essential trace elements and vitamins) to food products. Food enrichment specifically means adding...

sometimes called a fortification spectrum (i.e. teichopsia, from Greek τεῖχος, town wall), because of its resemblance to the fortifications of a castle or...

long-lasting Mongol-Tatar yoke slowed down the development of Russian fortification architecture for a century and a half, as internecine wars stopped and...

In fortification architecture, a rampart is a length of embankment or wall forming part of the defensive boundary of a castle, hillfort, settlement or...

phrase derived from non-standard French, meaning 'Italian outline') is a fortification in a style developed during the early modern period in response to the...

Medieval fortification refers to medieval military methods that cover the development of fortification construction and use in Europe, roughly from the...

The fortifications of Copenhagen is the broad name for the rings of fortifications surrounding the city of Copenhagen. They can be classified historically...

A breastwork is a temporary fortification, often an earthwork thrown up to breast or shoulder height to provide protection to defenders firing over it...

natural antiseptic. Even though other preservation methods now exist, fortification continues to be used because the process can add distinct flavors to...

Fortification Fortification is a locality in the western part of the Catlins region of Southland in New Zealand's South Island. Nearby settlements include...

Fortification Upgrades (1673–1675) was a re-organization of military forces and strengthening of the defenses of Norway. The Norwegian army in this period...

Bratislava fortifications usually refers to the medieval city fortifications of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, of which one gate and two sections...

Fortification Hill is a prominence adjacent to Lake Mead in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area; it is located at the northwest terminus region of...

In military science, a compound is a type of fortification made up of walls or fences surrounding several buildings in the center of a large piece of...

Kissing Point Fortification is a heritage-listed fortification at 38-40 Howitt Street, North Ward, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was designed...

The Food Fortification Initiative (FFI) is an organization that promotes the fortification of industrially milled flours and cereals. FFI assists country...

into folate by the body, is used as a dietary supplement and in food fortification as it is more stable during processing and storage. Folate is required...

A sconce is a small protective fortification, such as an earthwork, often placed on a mound as a defensive work for artillery. It was used primarily in...

The fortifications of Portsmouth are extensive due to its strategic position on the English Channel and role as home to the Royal Navy. For this reason...

A bunker is a defensive military fortification designed to protect people and valued materials from falling bombs, artillery, or other attacks. Bunkers...

A gorge in field fortification is the "unexposed side of a fieldwork", typically the rear of an independent fieldwork or detached outwork in front of...

Hellenistic fortifications are defense structures constructed during the Hellenistic Period in the eastern Mediterranean and into West Asia (323 - ca....

of Mycenae and Tiryns, and the style is characteristic of Mycenaean fortifications. Similar styles of stonework are found in other cultures and the term...

A cavalier is a fortification which is built within a larger fortification, and which is higher than the rest of the work. It usually consists of a raised...

The Fortifications of Derbent (Darband) are one of the fortified defense lines, some of which date to the times as early as those built by the Persian...

an additional level of fire. A Dictionary of Military Architecture Fortification and Fieldworks from the Iron Age to the Eighteenth Century by Stephen...

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The fortifications were developed in six phases: First fortification 980 AD: first fortified wall and ditch, improved around 1100 Second fortification 12th...