FOR'TRESS, n.
1. Any fortified place; a fort; a castle; a strong hold; a place of defense or security. The English have a strong fortress on the rock of Gibraltar, or that rock is a fortress.
2. Defense; safety; security;
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. Psa 18.
FOR'TRESS, v.t. To furnish with fortresses; to guard; to fortify.
