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fortifications

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Categoryfortifications

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General term for any works made to oppose a small number of troops against a greater.

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Broader: <single built works by function>
Narrower: field fortifications
limites
forts
castles
barricades
coastal fortifications
fortresses
bawns
stockades
redoubts
plant fortifications
city walls
Related: <fortification elements>