fortress walls
Stone perimeter barriers
Fortress walls are the massive defensive barriers surrounding a fortified structure, built thick enough to withstand siege weapons and assault.
The phrase often appears figuratively for any formidable barrier or protection: She had built fortress walls around her heart.
The image suggests something deliberately constructed to keep threats out—or emotions in.
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
- parapetLow wall at edge
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- bastionFortified defensive position
- defensive perimeterFortified boundary around position
rampart · embrasure · citadel · barbican · crenellation · arrow slits · glacis · sally port · gatehouse · medieval castles · castle keep · merlon · palisade · permanence · stone · resilience · sentries · separation
- fortificationsfort, fortresses, citadel, citadels, castle
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fortress wallsfence
Boundary structure between properties
picket fence · paper walls · chain-link fence · open field · screen door
fortress wallsopen door
Barrier removed for entry
welcome mat · open arms · free passage · public square · invitation
fortress wallsglass walls
Clear vertical room dividers
garden trellis · curtain · tent fabric · pavilion · gazebo