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Alhambra
a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages
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Bastille
a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
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Black Hole of Calcutta
a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive
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Kremlin
citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government
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Maginot Line
a fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable, it was easily overrun by the German army in 1940
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Siegfried line
German fortifications facing the Maginot Line
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Tower of London
a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels
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Balmoral Castle
a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign
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Machu Picchu
Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century
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cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise
defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry
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fortification, munition
defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
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fort, fortress
a fortified defensive structure
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line of defence, line of defense
defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack
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outwork
subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
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fastness, stronghold
a strongly fortified defensive structure
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abatis, abattis
a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
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alcazar
any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors
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bastion
projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
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bastion, citadel
a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
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blockhouse
a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
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bunker, dugout
a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
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castle
a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
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defilade
the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire
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entrenchment, intrenchment
an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
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escarp, escarpment, protective embankment, scarp
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
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fieldwork
a temporary fortification built by troops in the field
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hold
a stronghold
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donjon, dungeon, keep
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
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lunette
temporary fortification like a detached bastion
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martello tower
a circular masonry fort for coastal defence
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palisade
fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
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breastwork, parapet
fortification consisting of a low wall
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presidio
a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings
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redoubt
an entrenched stronghold or refuge
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redoubt
(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses
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sconce
a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
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stockade
fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
