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Donjon :: Donjon (n.) The chief tower, also called the keep; a massive tower in ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the fortifications. See Illust. of Castle..

Fort :: Fort (n.) A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification..

Parados :: Parados (n.) An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a traverse..

Spyboat :: Spy (n.) A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp, territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works, ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to communicate such intelligence to the proper officer..

Vallum :: Vallum (n.) A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification..

Breach :: Breach (n.) A gap or opening made made by breaking or battering, as in a wall or fortification; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture..

Mine :: Mine (v. i.) A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent..

Madrier :: Madrier (n.) A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications.

Afforcement :: Afforcement (n.) A fortress; a fortification for defense.

Gabionage :: Gabionage (n.) The part of a fortification built of gabions.

Oillet :: Oillet (n.) A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediaeval fortifications..

Boulevard :: Boulevard (n.) Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town..

Flanker :: Flanker (v. t.) To defend by lateral fortifications.

Hurdle :: Hurdle (n.) A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes..

Refortification :: Refortification (n.) A fortifying anew, or a second time..

Murdress :: Murdress (n.) A battlement in ancient fortifications with interstices for firing through.

Fieldwork :: Fieldwork (n.) Any temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field; -- commonly in the plural.

Bulwark :: Bulwark (v. t.) To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect..

Rath :: Rath (n.) A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland.

Boulevard :: Boulevard (n.) A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city.

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