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Translate fortress from English to Dutch

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fortress:
- vesting; vestingsgracht; veste; citadel; kasteel; ridderslot; ridderkasteel; bolwerk
Wiktionary:
- fortress → vesting
- fortress → vesting

English

Detailed Translations for fortress from English to Dutch

fortress:

fortress [the ~] nom

the fortress (moat; rampart; fortification canal; stronghold)
de vesting; vestingsgracht; de veste
- vesting [de ~ (v)] nom
- vestingsgracht [znw.] nom
- veste [de ~] nom
the fortress (castle; stronghold; citadel; fort; fortified building; fortification; château; knight's castle)
de citadel; het kasteel; ridderslot; ridderkasteel
- citadel [de ~] nom
- kasteel [het ~] nom
- ridderslot [znw.] nom
- ridderkasteel [znw.] nom
the fortress (bastion; stronghold; fortification)
het bolwerk
- bolwerk [het ~] nom

Translation Matrix for fortress:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bolwerk	bastion; fortification; fortress; stronghold	bastion
citadel	castle; château; citadel; fort; fortification; fortified building; fortress; knight's castle; stronghold	citadel
kasteel	castle; château; citadel; fort; fortification; fortified building; fortress; knight's castle; stronghold	castle; château; citadel; fortified building; knight's castle
ridderkasteel	castle; château; citadel; fort; fortification; fortified building; fortress; knight's castle; stronghold
ridderslot	castle; château; citadel; fort; fortification; fortified building; fortress; knight's castle; stronghold
veste	fortification canal; fortress; moat; rampart; stronghold	city wall; rampart; town rampart
vesting	fortification canal; fortress; moat; rampart; stronghold
vestingsgracht	fortification canal; fortress; moat; rampart; stronghold
-	fort

Related Words for "fortress":

fortresses

Synonyms for "fortress":

fort; defensive structure; defense; defence

Related Definitions for "fortress":

a fortified defensive structure¹

Wiktionary Translations for fortress:

fortress

noun

fortified place
- fortress → vesting

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• fortress	→ vesting	↔ bastille — ouvrage, construction passager ou permanente, qu’on élever soit pour fortifier une place, soit pour l’assiéger.

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University