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bastion(noun, support, place, cover, position)
10
bulwark(noun, support, cover, position, block)
10
citadel(noun, keep, stronghold, bulwark, support)
9
rampart(noun, support, cover, position, block)
7
barricade(noun, cover, position, block, bar)
7
castle(noun, keep, top, defense, refuge)
7
stronghold(noun, support, hold, cover, keep)
6
barrier(noun, support, block, bar, guard)
6
fort(noun, support, hold, cover, keep)
5
battlement(noun, defense, wall, embankment, reinforcement)
5
garrison(noun, cover, position, guard, shield)
5
munition(noun, defense)
5
redoubt(noun, support, cover, position, top)
5
trench(noun, cover, position, limit, guard)
5
breastwork(noun, support, rock, defense, cell)
4
fence(noun, cover, position, block, bar)
4
defence
4
dike(noun, cover, position, guard, shield)
4
earthwork(noun, defense, cell, stronghold, presidio)
4
escarp
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