A defensive structure like a fort or wall, or the act of making something stronger and more resistant to attack.
From Latin 'fortis' (strong) + 'facere' (to make) + '-tion' (action noun suffix). The word evolved from describing the process of strengthening to describing the structures themselves.
Fortifications shaped human history—from medieval castles to star forts to modern bunkers—each generation's 'fortifications' reveal what they feared and how they thought about defense.
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