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A bailey or ward in a fortification is a leveled courtyard, typically enclosed by a curtain wall. In particular, an early type of European castle was known as a motte-and-bailey. Castles and fortifications may have more than one bailey, and the enclosure wall building material may have been at first in wood, and later transitioned to ...
Una fortificazione è una qualsiasi protezione utilizzata per difendersi dalle azioni offensive del nemico. Le fortificazioni sono in generale costruzioni militari progettate per la difesa in guerra e nelle basi militari. Il termine deriva dal latino tardo fortificatio -onis. Sono state costruite fortificazioni per molte migliaia di anni con ...
Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a prison. Ward (electoral subdivision), electoral district or unit of local government. Ward (fortification), part of a castle. Ward (LDS Church), a local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
La fortificazione alla moderna (o fortificazione all'italiana) è un tipo di fortificazione elaborato a partire dal XV secolo in Italia, per ovviare al problema posto dallo sviluppo dell' artiglieria, evidenziato dalle guerre d'Italia e da quelle contro gli Ottomani.
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.
A rocca ( lit. 'rock') is a type of Italian fortified stronghold or fortress, typically located on a hilltop, beneath or on which the inhabitants of a historically clustered village or town might take refuge at times of trouble.
A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. Moats can be dry or filled with water. In some places, moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices.
