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2413:Other topics
2337:Related word
2303:Defense line
2267:Tower castle
2222:Bastion fort
2206:Urban castle
2134:Ganerbenburg
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2087:Water castle
2063:Ridge castle
2048:Marsh castle
1863:Bomb shelter
1843:Belgian gate
1816:20th century
1727:19th century
1665:Retrenchment
1637:Punji sticks
1546:Entrenchment
1541:Device Forts
1508:Counterguard
1443:Early modern
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1373:Tower castle
1309:Powder tower
1284:Outer bailey
1196:Inner bailey
1170:Gulyay-gorod
1138:Ganerbenburg
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1074:Corner tower
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831:Trou de loup
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2344:Castle town
2201:Toll castle
2170:Lustschloss
2152:Kaiserpfalz
2082:Spur castle
2077:Rock castle
2018:Hill castle
2013:Cave castle
1973:Spider hole
1873:Bremer wall
1838:Barbed tape
1734:Barbed wire
1408:Witch tower
1378:Tower house
1368:Toll castle
1354:Shield wall
1274:Murder hole
1163:Guard tower
780:Pincer gate
727:Faussebraye
492:Witch tower
487:Tower house
165:gate towers
141:projectiles
42:Gate towers
2513:Categories
2369:Gatekeeper
2189:Ordensburg
2161:Landesburg
1968:Sentry gun
1923:Flak tower
1853:Blast wall
1773:Gun turret
1670:Sally port
1575:Kotta mara
1515:Couvreface
1479:Breastwork
1474:Blockhouse
1452:Abwurfdach
1403:Watchtower
1393:Wall tower
1349:Shell keep
1299:Portcullis
1294:Peel tower
1279:Neck ditch
1238:Landesburg
1186:Half tower
1144:Gate tower
1089:Drawbridge
931:Battlement
847:Wagon fort
690:Chengqiang
503:References
497:Shell keep
471:Half tower
466:Gate tower
425:Towers of
378:(Portugal)
234:gate tower
191:in Italy.
185:bergfrieds
71:, such as
2472:Guerrilla
2215:By design
1963:Revetment
1778:Land mine
1709:Star fort
1536:Crownwork
1531:Covertway
1464:Barricade
1105:Embrasure
1018:Chartaque
948:Bergfried
906:Arrowslit
732:Gatehouse
702:City gate
663:Castellum
629:Acropolis
480:Scottish
447:Szprotawa
405:Tower of
230:bergfried
208:crossbows
2497:Category
2487:See also
2374:Loophole
2262:Ringwork
2257:Ringfort
2182:Obstacle
2023:Hillfort
1943:Loophole
1741:Barbette
1716:Tenaille
1699:Sea fort
1629:Presidio
1589:Magazine
1570:Hornwork
1503:Cavalier
1498:Casemate
1491:Caponier
1334:Ringwork
1222:Detinets
1191:Hoarding
1096:Enceinte
971:Bretèche
916:Bartizan
911:Barbican
887:Alcazaba
815:Stockade
795:Ringfort
775:Palisade
747:Landwehr
742:Hillfort
455:See also
307:'s gate.
257:Bulgaria
215:enfilade
163:and the
79:such as
2404:Vedette
2394:Schloss
2359:Festung
2354:Dungeon
2349:Château
2293:Castles
2101:By role
1958:Pillbox
1788:Outpost
1704:Station
1692:Schanze
1675:Sandbag
1660:Redoubt
1644:Ravelin
1612:Palanka
1596:Orillon
1582:Lunette
1524:Coupure
1469:Bastion
1459:Arsenal
1427:Zwinger
1339:Roundel
1329:Ricetto
1304:Postern
1289:Outwork
1213:Kremlin
1084:Curtain
1059:Citadel
1043:Chemise
1003:Caltrop
921:Bastion
894:Alcázar
790:Rampart
768:Oppidum
761:Nuraghe
707:Crannog
681:Castros
617:Ancient
528:Sources
228:or the
187:and at
173:Lampron
169:Harlech
73:castles
2399:Trench
2389:Picket
1800:Sangar
1753:Bunker
1685:Sconce
1605:Ostrog
1553:Flèche
1436:Modern
1415:Yagura
1383:Turret
1319:Reduit
1257:Merlon
1201:Kasbah
1179:Gusuku
1156:Glacis
1149:Gabion
1118:church
1025:Chashi
1008:Castle
852:Laager
840:Vallum
797:(Rath)
672:Castra
654:Burgus
624:Abatis
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413:, Iran
249:Hrelja
118:mining
105:France
55:(also
2440:Siege
2384:Palas
2328:Walls
2318:Forts
2281:Lists
2128:Fence
2070:Rocca
1938:Kabal
1653:Redan
1560:Gorge
1484:Canal
1361:Shiro
1324:Ribat
1314:Qalat
1126:Dzong
1122:house
822:Sudis
754:Limes
712:Ditch
645:Broch
636:Agger
482:Broch
137:siege
101:Mende
65:tower
2450:list
1868:Buoy
1422:Yett
1264:Moat
1231:Ksar
1206:Keep
998:Caer
988:Burh
964:Boom
957:Berm
936:Bawn
901:Amba
737:Gord
563:ISBN
540:ISBN
411:Yazd
357:Metz
226:keep
155:The
145:arch
95:The
722:Dun
374:in
355:in
167:at
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