defense vs fortification

fortification vs defense

defense and fortification both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defense	Yes	No	No	No
fortification	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fortification is a hyponym of defense; that is, fortification is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defense:

defense: a structure used to defend against attack
fortification: defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

Other hyponyms of defense include cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise, munition, fort, fortress, line of defence, line of defense, outwork, fastness, stronghold.

defense (noun)	fortification (noun)
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies	the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury	defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him	the art or science of strengthening defenses
protection from harm
a structure used to defend against attack
the justification for some act or belief
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

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