fortified position

collocation in English

meaningsoffortifyandposition

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fortify
verb[T]
uk
/ˈfɔː.tɪ.faɪ/us
/ˈfɔːr.t̬ə.faɪ/
to make something stronger, especially in order to ...
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position
noun
uk
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition offortifyandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffortified position

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It was a rare example of artillery capturing afortifiedpositionwithout the help of other forces.
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These spies found that the barbarians only maintained their position at the camp during the day, and left theirfortifiedpositionat night.
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Oakley(1998), p. 388 from his bed to be their leader and marched out to establish afortifiedpositionfour miles from the city.
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Because the new fortresses could easily hold 10,000 men, an attacking army could not ignore a powerfullyfortifiedpositionwithout serious risk of counterattack.
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With 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a stronglyfortifiedposition.
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In this case, the encircled forces are enveloped in afortifiedpositionwhere long-lasting supplies and strong defences are in place, allowing them to withstand attacks.
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I think you might do more in that way to win the war than by any long war of forbearance in fortified positions.
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They took the great fortified positions on which he had rested so long.
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The defenders deploy in depth in heavily fortified positions suitable for all-around defence.
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However, the lightly armed paratroopers proved to be no match for the enemy in heavily fortified positions on the terrain that strongly favored the defenders.
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The battle marked the end of the period where rival claimants ruled in name only from fortified positions throughout the kingdom.
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It was one of our most fortified positions.
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By 8:00 am organised defence of the city evaporated after the radio station was seized, and many defenders fell back to fortified positions.
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They were an elite, especially adept at infiltrating and attacking airfields, firebases and other fortified positions.
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In these cases direct fire artillery can unleash tremendous firepower to precisely destroy enemy fortified positions.
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Various concrete emplacements and fortified positions littered the battleground, representing a constant threat with the heavy fire they directed at the brigade.
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These forces were divided into different types of units: the locals (mahalli) were tasked with static defense of villages and fortified positions.
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