: a fortified place : stronghold
especially
: a large and permanent fortification sometimes including a town
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Examples of fortress in a Sentence
the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight
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Last week, ahead of the global rout, it was revealed that Buffett dumped a lot of stock, including half of his Apple stake , and raised an unprecedented cash fortress for Berkshire in the second quarter.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024
The ultra-wealthy are building extravagant high-tech fortresses complete with home cinemas and bowling alleys.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Last year, those ideas drove the design of an absolute fortress of a vehicular tent built to shelter both man and machine.
—New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2024
Tucked away amid the splendid fortress of the White Mountains of eastern Arizona, this is the summer break everyone needs with its mild climate, endless forests and wealth of recreational opportunities.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024
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Yun Li, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2024
The ultra-wealthy are building extravagant high-tech fortresses complete with home cinemas and bowling alleys.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Last year, those ideas drove the design of an absolute fortress of a vehicular tent built to shelter both man and machine.
—New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2024
Tucked away amid the splendid fortress of the White Mountains of eastern Arizona, this is the summer break everyone needs with its mild climate, endless forests and wealth of recreational opportunities.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Fortress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortress. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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fortress
noun
for·tress
ˈfȯr-trəs 
: a fortified place
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