Fortress and Guard

Fortress

Fortress noun - A structure or place from which one can resist attack.
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Synonyms for Fortress

Guard and fortress are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guard" instead a noun "Fortress".

Nearby Word: fort

Guard

Guard noun - Means or method of defending.
Usage example: the boxer's sparring partner managed to get a blow in under his left guard

Fortress and guard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fortress" instead a noun "Guard".

How words are described

human human fortress human guard
old old fortress old guard
full full fortress full guard
normal normal fortress normal guard
Other adjectives: regular, alien, original, single, small, entire, large, big, huge, main, secret, new, military, last, nearby, giant, armed, roman.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Optional Stealth: To reach the Arbiter's Grounds, Link must pass through the Bokoblin Compound, a mini-fortress/guard station.
  • Comicbook / Fear Itself Upon locating the artifact—a large hammer, supposedly tied to the Norse goddess Skadi—and learning that he is incapable of lifting it, the Skull has the Thule Society seal it away in a fortress and guard it with their lives.
  • Video Game / Dragon Quest II A lone, injured guard escaped and walked to the nearby fortress of Midenhall Castle.
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