Bible Dictionaries
Fortress

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.

(2):

(v. t.) To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Fortress'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/fortress.html. 1828.