fortresslike

The fortresslike building, built in the 1880's as a hospital, was abandoned for two dozen years.

But the yard is working to shed its fortresslike image.

In its light the fortresslike structure looked almost soft.

In contrast to the fortresslike exterior, the inside was welcoming and warm.

The nicest thing I could say about it is that it's "fortresslike."

With many cautious glances around them they returned to the fortresslike hotel without incident.

No one who toiled within its fortresslike walls ever saw daylight during the working day.

Any one of its three, rounded, fortresslike segments could have contained the Enterprise.

The fortresslike appearance of the grove warned everyone that combat took place here.

At the left, a fortresslike bulwark is home to the Capulets.

The fortresslike image grew sharply, until only a single dome filled the viewer.

The Plaza's fortresslike exterior was designated a city landmark in 1969.

The structure is distinctly fortresslike and offers a commanding view of the surrounding area.

Thus the station's fortresslike appearance to some extent mirrored real police duties of the time.

The fortresslike houses seem to reflect a conservative inward-turning by survivors.

In the era after anthrax and Sept. 11, it is nearly impossible to tour the fortresslike structure.

Many American diplomats spend their days in fortresslike embassies.

Envy filled men's eyes as he marched through the fortresslike palace on the high ground at the heart of the capital.

Even for a visit, it is fortresslike, and isolating - the standard king's complaint - to be this high.

You see all these gates and bridges around; a fortresslike architecture pervades the city.

Their fortresslike castles, some now in ruins, crown the hills throughout the region.

And often, New York garages, with their fortresslike systems, seem not to understand the concept at all.

"They lived in that fortresslike structure, under strict discipline.

They parked a block from the fortresslike structure, prowled closer, keeping to the shadows.

Seen up close, the house is surprisingly not as dour and fortresslike as it looked at first.