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
"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
While the English took all the rest of Normandy, they never took this well-fortified island.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2016
At length in 1470, after a valiant defence, this well-fortified city was wrested from them by Mahommed II., and the whole island fell into the hands of the Turks.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
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