fortress defense
Castle's defensive measures
A fortress defense is a defensive strategy built around an entrenched, heavily protected position rather than active engagement.
In military contexts, it means holding a fortified location against attack.
In sports, especially basketball and hockey, it describes a team that prioritizes protecting its own goal over offensive pressure: They played a fortress defense in the final minutes.
The term implies impenetrability but also suggests passivity—waiting for opponents to break themselves against your walls.
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
- moatDefensive water ditch
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- medical aidProfessional health assistance
bastion · parapet · rationing · keep · morale boosting · murder holes · boiling oil · fire suppression · portcullis · ramparts · food storage · ambush · arrow slit · arrow slits · curtain wall · communication lines · crenellation · supply chain
fortress defenseblitzkrieg
Fast, overwhelming military campaign
attack · mobile warfare · cavalry charge · frontal assault · pitched battle
fortress defenseterritorial expansion
Increasing a state's domain
conquest · preemptive strike · invasion · military aggression · shock and awe
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