16
castle(noun, keep, defense, refuge, fortification)
15
fortress(noun, hold, cover, keep, position)
12
citadel(noun, stronghold, keep, defense, fortification)
10
bulwark(noun, support, cover, position, guard)
9
stronghold(noun, hold, cover, keep, position)
8
fastness(noun, hold, cover, keep, position)
7
blockhouse(noun, defense, stronghold)
7
garrison(noun, cover, position, guard, shield)
7
redoubt(noun, support, cover, position, top)
7
defense(noun, support, cover, guard, resistance)
6
palisade(noun, cover, position, guard, shield)
5
dike(noun, cover, position, guard, shield)
5
fortification(noun, support, hold, cover, keep)
5
hold(noun, keep, defense, stronghold, seat)
5
stockade(noun, cover, position, guard, shield)
4
bastion(noun, support, cover, position, guard)
4
donjon(noun, hold, keep, defense, stronghold)
4
military post(noun, expression, idiom, station, quarters)
4
tower(noun, hold, part, keep, top)
4
trench(noun, cover, position, guard, shield)
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