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[とりで()]
toride
noun

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[とりで()]
toride
[とりで()]
toride

English Meaning(s) for 砦

noun
  1. fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

Definition and Synonyms for 砦

Citadel a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
Synonyms: 城郭, 根城, 牙城,
Fort a fortified defensive structure
Synonyms: 出丸, , , 城塁, 城塞, 城郭, 堅塁, 堡塁, , 塁壁, 山塞, 本塁, , , 胸墻, 胸壁, 要塞, 要害, 防塁, 防塞
Fort a fortified military post where troops are stationed
Synonyms: 城塁, 城塞, 堡塁, , 山塞, , 要塞, 防塁, 防塞
Stronghold a strongly fortified defensive structure
Synonyms: 城郭, 堅塁, 堡塁, 本塁, 本陣, 根城, 牙城, , 要塞
Bastion a group that defends a principle
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Meanings for each kanji in 砦

» fort; stronghold; entrenchments

Categories 砦 is a member of

Defense a structure used to defend against attack
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Military Post military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
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Stronghold a strongly fortified defensive structure
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Defense Force an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 砦

Sample Sentences for 砦

They abandoned the fort to the Indians.
They abandoned the fort to the enemy.
The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.
A bat is not a bird any more than a fish is.
The enemy occupied the fort.

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