Festung

Related words

• Superfestung

  super fortress

• Sandburg

  Sandcastle

• Bastion

  Bastion

• Belagerung

  siege

• Veste

  Fortress

• Palas

  palace

• Befestigungsanlage

  fortification, fortress

• Bergfried

  A keep is the main tower of a medieval castle, serving as a last refuge and for defense.

• Wehrmauer

  Defensive wall

• Kastell

  Castellum

• erstürmen

  To storm

• Schloss

  Lock

• burgähnlich

  Castle-like

• Schloß

  Castle

• Schießscharte

  Loophole

• Fort

  Fort

• Hochburg

  A stronghold is a place that is known for and dominated by a particular political party, activity, or characteristic.

• Zwingburg

  A Zwingburg is a castle built to control and suppress a city or region.

• Bresche

  Breach

• Zugbrücke

  drawbridge

• Bollwerk

  Bulwark, rampart

• Thurn

  Tower

• Burg

  Castle

• Wassergraben

  Moat

• belagern

  Besiege

• Kurtine

  Curtain wall

• Zitadelle

  Citadel

Example sentences with “Festung”

1. Die Festung wurde im Mittelalter erbaut. (The fortress was built in the Middle Ages.)

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