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| alcaide |
a commander or governor of a fortress in Spain, Portugal, or their colonies. |
| alcazar |
a fortress or castle of the Moors in Spain. |
| B-17 |
a four-engine U.S. bomber extensively used in World War II; Flying Fortress. |
| casemate |
an armored enclosure or compartment, as in a warship or fortress, with openings for guns or artillery. |
| citadel |
a fortress built on a high place in or near a city. [1/2 definitions] |
| crenellated |
having notches or indentations, usu. regularly spaced, as in the battlement of a fortress. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. [1/2 definitions] |
| presidio |
a fortress, garrison, or other military post, esp. one built by the Spanish in the southwestern United States. |
| scaling ladder |
a long ladder used to reach to or over the tops of high walls, as by troops besieging a fortress. |
| stronghold |
a strongly fortified or defended place; fortress. [1/2 definitions] |
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