Fortification ( page 176 ).
Questions.
1. How does a fortress specifically differ from a fortification? 2. What is the distinctive meaning of citadel? 3. What is a fort? 4. What is a fastness or stronghold?
Examples.
For a man's house is his ——.
A mighty —— is our God,
A bulwark never failing;
Our helper He amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing.
Alva built a —— in the heart of Antwerp to overawe the city.