well-fortified
Britishadjective
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(of a position, garrison, city, etc) having been made defensible
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(of a person) having strengthened oneself or been strengthened physically, mentally, or morally
the police were well fortified with steaming mugs of tea
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His unit was on the southern outskirts of Avdiivka, in a well-fortified position called Zenith, which has been on the front lines since Russia first attacked in 2014.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Each street has its own well-fortified and fairly well-protected structures from all attacks, both from the air and artillery, long-term firing points, complex underground communication systems.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2023
"When it happens, you will all see it... Everyone will see everything," he told FT in an interview published on Wednesday, brushing aside media coverage of slow progress against well-fortified Russian positions.
From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2023
Despite the Taliban gains elsewhere across Afghanistan, an attack on the well-fortified city of Kabul still would be a tall order for the insurgent group.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2021
From dawn to dawn, in the area of some 500 acres which the deep and well-fortified trenches of the angle enclosed, more than 60,000 men fought that day.
From Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town by John T. Goolrick
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