| quota | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. quota | a prescribed number.; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month" |
| ~ number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units.; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" |
| n. (possession) | 2. quota | a proportional share assigned to each participant. |
| ~ allocation, allotment | a share set aside for a specific purpose. |
| n. (communication) | 3. quota | a limitation on imports.; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated" |
| ~ import barrier, trade barrier | any regulation or policy that restricts international trade. |
| fortress | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. fort, fortress | a fortified defensive structure. |
| ~ alcazar | any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors. |
| ~ alhambra | a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages. |
| ~ bastille | a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution. |
| ~ battlement, crenelation, crenellation | a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns. |
| ~ defensive structure, defence, defense | a structure used to defend against attack.; "the artillery battered down the defenses" |
| ~ martello tower | a circular masonry fort for coastal defence. |
| ~ presidio | a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings.; "Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio" |
| ~ sconce | a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate. |
| ~ tower of london | a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels. |
| ~ machu picchu | Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century. |
| garrison | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. fort, garrison | a fortified military post where troops are stationed. |
| ~ military post, post | military installation at which a body of troops is stationed.; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post" |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ fort george g. meade, fort george gordon meade, fort meade | a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency. |
| n. (person) | 2. garrison, william lloyd garrison | United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879). |
| ~ abolitionist, emancipationist | a reformer who favors abolishing slavery. |
| n. (group) | 3. garrison | the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ military personnel, soldiery, troops | soldiers collectively. |
| v. (competition) | 4. garrison | station (troops) in a fort or garrison. |
| ~ station, post, send, place | assign to a station. |
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