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2336:Siege engine
2304:Other topics
2228:Related word
2194:Defense line
2158:Tower castle
2113:Bastion fort
2097:Urban castle
2025:Ganerbenburg
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1978:Water castle
1954:Ridge castle
1939:Marsh castle
1754:Bomb shelter
1734:Belgian gate
1707:20th century
1618:19th century
1556:Retrenchment
1528:Punji sticks
1437:Entrenchment
1432:Device Forts
1399:Counterguard
1334:Early modern
1264:Tower castle
1200:Powder tower
1175:Outer bailey
1087:Inner bailey
1061:Gulyay-gorod
1029:Ganerbenburg
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1023:Fujian tulou
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965:Corner tower
904:Chamber gate
874:Bridge tower
722:Trou de loup
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114:Roman Empire
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58:curtain wall
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2235:Castle town
2092:Toll castle
2061:Lustschloss
2043:Kaiserpfalz
1973:Spur castle
1968:Rock castle
1909:Hill castle
1904:Cave castle
1864:Spider hole
1764:Bremer wall
1729:Barbed tape
1625:Barbed wire
1299:Witch tower
1269:Tower house
1259:Toll castle
1245:Shield wall
1165:Murder hole
1054:Guard tower
671:Pincer gate
618:Faussebraye
177:battlements
158:wall towers
106:Tel Lachish
94:Tel Lachish
80:, or town.
50:North Wales
2517:Categories
2260:Gatekeeper
2080:Ordensburg
2052:Landesburg
1859:Sentry gun
1814:Flak tower
1744:Blast wall
1664:Gun turret
1561:Sally port
1466:Kotta mara
1406:Couvreface
1370:Breastwork
1365:Blockhouse
1343:Abwurfdach
1294:Watchtower
1284:Wall tower
1240:Shell keep
1190:Portcullis
1185:Peel tower
1170:Neck ditch
1129:Landesburg
1077:Half tower
1035:Gate tower
980:Drawbridge
822:Battlement
738:Wagon fort
581:Chengqiang
343:References
325:Friar 2003
193:arrowslits
189:embrasures
96:in modern
2363:Guerrilla
2106:By design
1854:Revetment
1669:Land mine
1600:Star fort
1427:Crownwork
1422:Covertway
1355:Barricade
996:Embrasure
909:Chartaque
839:Bergfried
797:Arrowslit
623:Gatehouse
593:City gate
554:Castellum
520:Acropolis
252:tenailles
197:wall walk
18:Ring wall
2388:Category
2378:See also
2265:Loophole
2153:Ringwork
2148:Ringfort
2073:Obstacle
1914:Hillfort
1834:Loophole
1632:Barbette
1607:Tenaille
1590:Sea fort
1520:Presidio
1480:Magazine
1461:Hornwork
1394:Cavalier
1389:Casemate
1382:Caponier
1225:Ringwork
1113:Detinets
1082:Hoarding
987:Enceinte
862:Bretèche
807:Bartizan
802:Barbican
778:Alcazaba
706:Stockade
686:Ringfort
666:Palisade
638:Landwehr
633:Hillfort
413:(2004).
269:Enceinte
258:See also
248:ravelins
246:such as
244:outworks
202:hoarding
162:enceinte
142:Brittany
78:fortress
70:bastions
64:between
46:Anglesey
2295:Vedette
2285:Schloss
2250:Festung
2245:Dungeon
2240:Château
2184:Castles
1992:By role
1849:Pillbox
1679:Outpost
1595:Station
1583:Schanze
1566:Sandbag
1551:Redoubt
1535:Ravelin
1503:Palanka
1487:Orillon
1473:Lunette
1415:Coupure
1360:Bastion
1350:Arsenal
1318:Zwinger
1230:Roundel
1220:Ricetto
1195:Postern
1180:Outwork
1104:Kremlin
975:Curtain
950:Citadel
934:Chemise
894:Caltrop
812:Bastion
785:Alcázar
681:Rampart
659:Oppidum
652:Nuraghe
598:Crannog
572:Castros
508:Ancient
274:Rampart
185:merlons
181:parapet
2290:Trench
2280:Picket
1691:Sangar
1644:Bunker
1576:Sconce
1496:Ostrog
1444:Flèche
1327:Modern
1306:Yagura
1274:Turret
1210:Reduit
1148:Merlon
1092:Kasbah
1070:Gusuku
1047:Glacis
1040:Gabion
1009:church
916:Chashi
899:Castle
743:Laager
731:Vallum
688:(Rath)
563:Castra
545:Burgus
515:Abatis
423:
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234:cannon
154:bailey
98:Israel
74:castle
2468:This
2331:Siege
2275:Palas
2219:Walls
2209:Forts
2172:Lists
2019:Fence
1961:Rocca
1829:Kabal
1544:Redan
1451:Gorge
1375:Canal
1252:Shiro
1215:Ribat
1205:Qalat
1017:Dzong
1013:house
713:Sudis
645:Limes
603:Ditch
536:Broch
527:Agger
280:Notes
169:ditch
110:Buhen
72:of a
60:is a
2474:stub
2417:stub
2341:list
1759:Buoy
1313:Yett
1155:Moat
1122:Ksar
1097:Keep
889:Caer
879:Burh
855:Boom
848:Berm
827:Bawn
792:Amba
628:Gord
421:ISBN
397:ISBN
377:ISBN
359:ISBN
264:Bawn
250:and
173:moat
613:Dun
445:444
355:134
171:or
140:in
120:of
68:or
48:in
44:in
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