Fort Magruder, actually an elaborate but earthen fortification, was named for General Magruder.

They march clear to the Temple, but are stymied by its elaborate fortifications.

The inhabitants of the larger towns typically protected them with elaborate fortifications, including walls and palisades, pit traps and trenches.

Model's assault was a failure, as Ninth Army quickly became enmeshed in the elaborate Soviet fortifications.

In the 18th and 19th centuries the town was crowded with public houses and was set in elaborate fortifications protecting it from a landward attack.

Fort Cumberland was, for its time and type, a large, elaborate fortification.

Semi-permanent or permanent base camps contained more elaborate fortification (Defensive tactics).

During the Iran-Iraq war, Baghdad's forces constructed elaborate fortifications, used chemical weapons, and held the Republican Guards in reserve to counterattack Iranians troops who pentrated the barriers.

Today, the two medieval stone towers still stand: Tour de la Chaine, a squat cylinder, and Tour St. Nicholas, a taller, more elaborate fortification.

Following the invasion Normans rapidly constructed motte-and-bailey castles, and in a burst of building activity built churches and abbeys, as well as more elaborate fortifications including Norman stone keeps.