fortress wall
Defensive stone perimeter
A fortress wall is the defensive perimeter of a fortified structure, typically thick stone or masonry designed to withstand siege and assault.
The term emphasizes both the wall's protective function and its association with strongholds: The fortress walls held against months of bombardment.
Figuratively, any formidable barrier: She built fortress walls around her emotions.
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- parapetLow wall at edge
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- guard towerElevated post for sentries
castle · castle keep · siege · siege tower · under siege · stone · stone mason · tower · citadel · stronghold · bastion · defense · garrison · murder holes · archer · crenellation · barricade · gatehouse
fortress wallmoat
Defensive water ditch
ditch · trench · rampart · open field · ha-ha
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