Fortress and Palace

Fortress

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

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

Nearby Word: fort

Palace noun - A large impressive residence.

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Fortress and palace are semantically related. You can use "Fortress" instead a noun "Palace".

Nearby Word: palatial

full	full fortress	full palace
complete	complete fortress	complete palace
original	original fortress	original palace
empty	empty fortress	empty palace
Other adjectives: small, entire, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, main, ancient, ruined, military, crumbling, underground, gigantic, vast, titular, central, nearby, giant, magical, floating, underwater.

Supervillain Lair: The Dark Overlords each live in a different type of scary lair, from a fortress to a castle to a palace to a citadel.

Source: Literature / Dimension Heroes
The Dark Overlords from the serial Dimension Heroes each live in a different type of scary lair, from a fortress to a castle to a palace to a citadel.

Source: Supervillain Lair
A switch palace, castle or fortress has a save point when first clearing it, but not when replaying it.

Source: Save-Game Limits

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