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
Example Sentences
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Ahmed said the Wagner men, who spoke through an interpreter, then took him to a well-fortified Malian military base, and put him in a hangar.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
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
It didn’t take long to debunk the initial theory that this was a group of suicidal braves that had attacked a well-fortified village.
From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2015
On a postcard or from a well-fortified scenic lookout, the mountain range looks brushstroked by Michelangelo with the snowcaps a celestial white and bathed in golden light.
From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2014
Chapultepec was a strong, well-fortified and well-armed fort.
From General Scott by Wright, Marcus Joseph
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