Definition for Fortification:

• The art of strengthening a military position by means of defensive works: that which fortifies.

Synonyms for Fortification:

• n.

  •
  • construction,
  • reinforcement,
  • development,
  • assemblage,
  • develop,
  • lay,
  • entrenchment.
  •
  • trench,
  • outwork,
  • redoubt,
  • barricade,
  • parapet,
  • block,
  • blockhouse,
  • dugout,
  • stockade,
  • rampart,
  • support,
  • buffer,
  • battlement.
  •artifact (noun)
  • munition.
  •bastion (noun)
  • protection,
  • breastwork.
  •defense (noun)
  • weaponry.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • structural,
  • redevelop,
  • earthwork.
  •
  • roofing.
  •
  • reconstruction.
  •
  • work.
  •Other relevant words:
  • inclosure,
  • sangar,
  • defending,
  • Redan,
  • amalgamation,
  • safeguard,
  • fosse,
  • palisade,
  • Fortalice,
  • abattis,
  • merlon,
  • security,
  • moat,
  • concealment,
  • Vallation,
  • lacing,
  • curtain,
  • paling,
  • Proving,
  • arm,
  • enclosure,
  • Balistraria,
  • defilade,
  • entanglement,
  • boom,
  • consolidation,
  • Bolstering,
  • proof,
  • refreshment,
  • escarpment,
  • ordnance,
  • reinvigoration,
  • abatis,
  • escarp,
  • fortress,
  • sunk fence,
  • laager,
  • fortifying,
  • HAHA,
  • counterscarp,
  • embankment,
  • attestation,
  • Gabion,
  • mound,
  • fieldwork,
  • affirmation,
  • intrenchment,
  • Bartizan,
  • enceinte,
  • Parados,
  • dike,
  • camouflage,
  • admixture,
  • fence,
  • portcullis,
  • Casemate,
  • documentation,
  • screen,
  • Stoccado,
  • sandbag,
  • safety,
  • confirmation,
  • machicolation,
  • authentication,
  • Demibastion,
  • guard,
  • verification,
  • weapons system,
  • Kila,
  • strengthening,
  • cheval-de-frise,
  • tempering,
  • ditch,
  • corroboration,
  • shelter,
  • restrengthening,
  • certification,
  • barbican,
  • loophole,
  • arms,
  • hardening,
  • validation,
  • armour,
  • invigoration,
  • mole,
  • Contravallation,
  • Circumvallation,
  • implements of war,
  • Glacis,
  • Muniment,
  • ratification,
  • fastness,
  • Vallum,
  • backing,
  • mantelet,
  • Tenaille,
  • substantiation,
  • bar,
  • defences,
  • sally port,
  • buttressing,
  • foxhole,
  • banquette,
  • Ravelin,
  • lunette,
  • fortifications,
  • restoration,
  • drawbridge,
  • dyke,
  • sconce,
  • revivification,
  • scarp,
  • undergirding,
  • bank,
  • revetment.

Paraphrases for Fortification:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    addition, reinforcement, strengthening, expansion.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    enrichment, spike, Spiking.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    enrichment-related, enrichment, supplementation, defence, spike, Spiking.

Antonyms for Fortification:

• n.

  • reinforced position
    opening.

Hypernym for Fortification:

• n.

  • artifact
    escarp, scarp, parapet, dugout, lunette, escarpment, intrenchment, entrenchment, stockade, fieldwork, breastwork, redoubt, defilade, bastion, bunker, palisade, protective embankment, castle.

Hyponym for Fortification:

• n.

  • act
    enrichment.
  • artifact
    defensive structure, defense, defence.
  • cognition
    prowess, artistry, art.

Meronym for Fortification:

• n.

  • artifact
    wall, rampart, bulwark.