How do you use the word "fortress" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "fortress" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "fortress": With you here beside me I'm not afraid of anything. You're my fortress. The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.

Fortress Meaning

/ˈfoɹ.tɹɪs/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.

nounA position that, if obtained by the weaker side, will prevent penetration by the opposing side, generally achieving a draw.

Sentence Examples

With you here beside me I'm not afraid of anything. You're my fortress.

The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

fort

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ancient stone ____ on the hill was built to protect the kingdom.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The ancient ____ stood atop the cliff, overlooking the sea and providing a secure vantage point.

Word Origin & History

Early 14 c., from Old French forteresce, forteresse, forterece (“strong place, fortification”), variant of fortelesse, from Medieval Latin fortalitia, from Latin fortis (“strong”) (see fort) + -itia, added to adjectives to form nouns of quality or condition. French -ess, from Latin -itia is also in words such as duress, prowess, largesse and richesse. For change of medial -l- to -r- in Old French, compare orne (“elm”) from ulmus; chartre from cartula and chapitre from capitulum. First attested in the 12th century.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Like the Mesolithic age of 10,000-8000 B.C., the period 6000-4000 B.C. seems to be one of the fall of fortresses and the rise of pastoral nomadism." — 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 160:

"Honour and Beautie in the owners armes, / Are weaklie fortreſt from a world of harmes." — 1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC:

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