What are fortifications?
Q: What are fortifications?
A: Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defense during war.
Q: How long have people been constructing defensive works?
A: People have been constructing defensive works for many thousands of years.
Q: From where does the term fortification come?
A: The term fortification comes from the Latin words fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make").
Q: How are military installations known as?
A: Military installations are known as forts, although they are not always fortified.
Q: What may larger forts class as?
A: Larger forts may class as fortresses.
Q: What does the word fortification also mean?
A: The word fortification can mean the practice of improving an area's defense with defensive works.
Q: What was the last great system of fortification to be built?
A: The last great system of fortification to be built was the Atlantic Wall.
