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refortification

refortification noun: a second or subsequent fortification.

Noun

refortification (countable and uncountable, plural refortifications)

  1. A second or subsequent fortification.
    • promoting the refortification of a city1784-1810, William Mitford, The History of Greece
    • With Arthur it was clearly the Falklands factor writ large. Actions such as organizing and building the Wansdyke or Cadbury 11 (the refortification) would have strengthened the authority and extended the power of whichever king was the organizer.2003, Rodney Castleden, King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend

Forms of refortification

pluralrefortifications

Origin of refortification

From re- + fortification.

Questions about refortification

What does refortification mean?
Refortification means a second or subsequent fortification.
What part of speech is refortification?
Refortification is a noun.
What is the plural of refortification?
The plural of refortification is refortifications.

Words near refortification in the dictionary

  1. reformulating
  2. reformulation
  3. reformulations
  4. reformulator
  5. reformulators
  6. refortification
  7. refortifications
  8. refortified
  9. refortifies
  10. refortify
  11. refortifying

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