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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"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
“Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is a well-fortified facility even in peacetime,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Checkpoints in Kyiv went from jumpy armed men with barriers made of a few tyres - to well-fortified sandbagged strongpoints.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2022
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
Ascalon was a well-fortified town, and the seat of the worship of the fish-goddess Derketo.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
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