- fortress
- \ \ see FORT
Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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FORTRESS — Investment Group LLC Unternehmensform Limited Liability Company Gründung 1998 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fortress Re — Inc. were an American aviation reinsurance agency, based in Burlington, North Carolina, and co owned by Maurice ‘Chico’ Sabbah. Their auditor was Deloitte Touche. Financial trouble They were dealt a heavy blow by the September 11 attacks.… … Wikipedia
Fortress — For tress, n.; pl. {Fortresses}. [F. forteresse, OF. forteresce, fortelesce, LL. foralitia, fr. L. fortis strong. See {Fort}, and cf. {Fortalice}.] A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fortress — steht für: Fortress Investment Group, ein Investmentunternehmen Fortress – Die Festung, ist ein SF Actionfilm aus dem Jahr 1993 Fortress (Programmiersprache), eine Programmiersprache von Sun Microsystems Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress, ein Flugzeug… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fortress — For tress, v. t. To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fortress — [fôr′tris] n. [ME forteresse < OFr < VL * fortaricia < L fortis, strong: see FORT1] a fortified place; fort: often used figuratively vt. to protect by or furnish with a fortress … English World dictionary
fortress — index bear (support), bulwark Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fortress — early 14c., from O.Fr. forteresse strong place (12c.), variant of fortelesse, from M.L. fortalitia, from L. fortis strong (see FORT (Cf. fort)) + English ess, a fairly uncommon suffix (DURESS (Cf. duress), LARGESS (Cf. largess) being other exa … Etymology dictionary
fortress n — Fortress: a female fort … English expressions
fortress — *fort, citadel, stronghold, fastness … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fortress — ► NOUN ▪ a military stronghold, especially a strongly fortified town fit for a large garrison. ORIGIN Old French forteresse strong place , from Latin fortis strong … English terms dictionary
