Definition
Equipped with or surrounded by a fortress; made into a fortress or protected like one.
Etymology
From 'fortress' (Old French 'forteresse,' from Latin 'fortis' meaning 'strong') plus the '-ed' suffix to form a past participle or adjective. The word evolved to describe something converted into a stronghold or heavily defended.
Kelly Says
Medieval cities would literally 'fortress' themselves by building walls and ramparts—and today we still use this word metaphorically when someone 'fortresses' their bedroom or a company 'fortresses' its data centers, showing how medieval protection vocabulary shapes modern security language!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መከላከያ
me-ke-la-ke-ya
ARالعربية
محصّن
mu-ḥaṣṣan
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরক্ষিত
pro-ti-rok-sh-it
CACatalà
fortificat
for-ti-fi-kat
CSČeština
opevněný
o-pe-v-ne-nyy
DADansk
befestet
be-fes-tet
DEDeutsch
befestigt
be-fes-tig-t
ELΕλληνικά
πρυτανευμένος
pri-ta-ne-u-men-os
ESEspañol
fortificado
fort-i-fi-kah-doh
FISuomi
vahvistettu
vah-vis-tet-tu
FRFrançais
fortifié
for-tee-fee
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिष्ठित
pra-ti-sh-th-it
HUMagyar
megerősített
me-ger-o-sh-it
IDBahasa Indonesia
dibentengi
di-ben-ten-gi
ITItaliano
fortificato
for-ti-fi-kah-toh
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-pov-an-th
MRMR
सुरक्षित
su-ra-k-shit
MSBahasa Melayu
dibentengi
di-ben-ten-gi
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စိမ်း
chaw-kye-si-m-ing
NLNederlands
versterkt
ver-sterkt
PAPA
ਸੁરક્ષਿਤ
su-rak-shit
PLPolski
zasilony
za-si-lo-ny
PTPortuguês
fortificado
for-ti-fi-kah-doh
RORomână
fortificat
for-ti-fi-kat
RUРусский
укрепленный
ukrep-len-nyy
SWKiswahili
ameme
a-me-me
TAதமிழ்
காப்பிய
kaap-pi-ya
TEతెలుగు
పోరాటం
po-ra-ta-m
TRTürkçe
sarplanmış
sar-plam-lish
UKУкраїнська
укріплений
ukr-i-plen-nyy
VITiếng Việt
đã được bao bọc
dah djo-bo-bo-k
ZUZU
isigodlwe
i-si-godl-we