Befestigung

fortification

noun buh-FES-ti-goong Rare

Also means

fastening

Usage Note

Befestigung means a fortification, a defensive structure, from befestigen (to fortify, also to fasten). The everyday sense is simply the act or means of fastening something. Military Befestigungsanlagen are fortified installations. Plural Befestigungen.

Examples

"Die Befestigungen der Stadt stammten aus dem Mittelalter."

Natural Translation

The city's fortifications dated from the Middle Ages.

Literal Translation

The fortifications of-the city stemmed from the Middle-Ages.

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