Fortify
Wall
Wall verb - Surround with a wall in order to fortify.
Common collocations
| points | fortify points | wall points |
Both words in one sentence
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In The Secret of Kells, the Abbot is portrayed as being an obstinate Philistine obsessed with building a wall to fortify Kells instead of letting the monks, who are artists and illuminators, get on with their true work of creating beautiful manuscripts.
Source: Strawman Has a Point -
Stone Wall: The Severan Dominate has adopted this as a strategic doctrine, with Dominate forces directed to dig-in and fortify the most defensible position they can find.
Source: Tabletop Game / Only War - Also used by Sacoridians to create the D'Yer Wall, and not all the people who sacrificed their lives to fortify the wall did so willingly.
Source: Literature / Green Rider
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