Translations for „fortifications“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

for·ti·fi·ca·tion [ˌfɔ:tɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N

1. fortification no pl (reinforcing):

fortification

utrditev n

2. fortification (reinforcement):

fortifications pl

utrdba f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He also became exempt from standing night watch, and making contributions to public works and fortifications.

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The area within the fort walls is divided into three enclosures by two lines of bastioned fortifications.

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It is large and spacious, but the fortifications are inconsiderable.

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Its fortifications were updated throughout the medieval period and during the reign of Richard the Lionheart they doubled in size.

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Frequently, a burh was built on the site of pre-existing fortifications.

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Presumably, the fortifications suffered the vicissitudes of the various destruction and subsequent rebuilding of the city.

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Peace terms called for the dismantling of the city's fortifications.

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These fortifications were strongly connected by a series of trench lines several layers thick, and backed by other trenches and strongpoints.

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In most of the cities, the towers and city fortifications functioned as jails.

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Furthermore, some street names hint at the presence of fortifications in times past, for example when words such as wall or glacis occur.

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