Festung

fortress

noun FES-toong Rare

Also means

stronghold

Usage Note

Festung is a fortress or stronghold, derived from fest (firm, solid). It can be literal, a fortified place, or figurative, an impregnable position: eine uneinnehmbare Festung. Compare the smaller Burg (castle) and the modern Bunker.

Examples

"Die Festung widerstand monatelanger Belagerung."

Natural Translation

The fortress withstood months of siege.

Literal Translation

The fortress withstood months-long siege.

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