Definition of Fortress

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Fortress

A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.

To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.

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Fortress Quotations

Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.
Martin Luther

Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the force of armies.
Joseph Addison

In order to master the unruly torrent of life the learned man meditates, the poet quivers, and the political hero erects the fortress of his will.
Jose Ortega y Gasset

It will undoubtedly happen, that the enemy will make the attempt, today, tomorrow or the next day, at some time, to break into this fortress of Europe at one point or another. That will undoubtedly be the case.
Heinrich Himmler

The fortress of Europe with its frontiers must be held and will be held too, as long as is necessary.
Heinrich Himmler

I would like to give it a name: it is the great fortress of Europe.
Heinrich Himmler

In these times we fight for ideas and newspapers are our fortress.
Heinrich Heine

I don't think anyone who has followed the progress of the Islamofascist terrorists who have threatened us believe we are going to be safe if we try a fortress mentality, to step back and say no one is going to hit us, they don't care about the United States. They do.
Kit Bond

Wherever my work may take me in the near future even if you should see me one day within the fortress - you can always count on me as your reliable assistant.
Hjalmar Schacht

Image has to be its own fortress, in spite of the owners. People can't separate that or they don't comprehend that you can turn that on and off for each one of the different entities.
Todd McFarlane

Fortress Translations

fortress in Dutch is vesting
fortress in French is forteresse
fortress in German is Festung
fortress in Italian is fortezza
fortress in Latin is arx, pugnaculum
fortress in Norwegian is festning
fortress in Spanish is alcazaba, fortaleza

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