Fortification
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Scope of this subject
Here are entered general works on forts and fortification, including earthwork fortifications. Works on earthwork in engineering operations are entered under [Earthwork.] Works on prehistoric and early earthwork remains are entered under [Earthworks (Archaeology).]
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Names and connections
Fortification, Primitive; Forts
- Broader: Military engineering
- Narrower: Barbicans
- Narrower: Barricades (Military science)
- Narrower: Blockhouses (Fortification)
- Narrower: Bunkers (Fortification)
- Narrower: Castles
- Narrower: City walls
- Narrower: Coast defenses
- Narrower: Dzongs
- Narrower: Floating batteries
- Narrower: Fortress-churches
- Narrower: Intrenchments
- Narrower: Limes (Roman boundary)
- Narrower: Martello towers
- Narrower: Pillboxes (Fortification)
- Narrower: Sandbags
- Narrower: Sapping
- Narrower: Tower houses
Up to 40 narrower headings are shown. Full Library of Congress authority record
Local answer status
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Numeric address and provenance
Morton address: 9514008436506247680 · morton4x16-v1
Coordinates: (0, 20, 18200, 39936). The address interleaves categorical identifier bits. Nearby addresses are not guaranteed to describe semantically similar subjects.
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