Defense
Defense noun - Means or method of defending.
Fortifications and defense are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Fortifications" with "Defense", this nouns are similar.
Fortifications
Defense and fortifications are semantically related in reinforced position topic. Sometimes you can use "Defense" instead a noun "Fortifications".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- keep and defense
- keep and fortifications
- protection and defense
- protection and fortifications
- support and defense
- support and fortifications
- wall and defense
- wall and fortifications
- barricade and defense
- barricade and fortifications
- stockade and defense
- stockade and fortifications
- garrison and defense
- garrison and fortifications
Both words in one sentence
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The biggest weakness of the British defense of Trenton was the lack of fortifications, not a lack of preparedness.
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Cheers could be heard from the readers when High Lord Placidus bodily threw Senator Valerius out of a command meeting in the last book.note (He'd been ranting about how Bernard was breaking the law by building the fortifications that were the last defense of the human race, for the curious.)
Source: Obstructive Bureaucrat - Civilization IV came with a "Civ Defense" mod, in which one starts with a certain number of cities, spends money (rather than the usual "hammers") to add to their fortifications and defenses, and then horde after horde of barbarians come at you.
Source: Tower Defense
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