What is a pregnable fortress?

Also found in: Thesaurus . Being such that attack, seizure, or capture is possible; vulnerable or assailable: a pregnable fortress. [Middle English preignable, pregnabul, from Old French prenable, pregnauble, from prendre, to grasp, from Latin prehendere, prēndere; see ghend- in Indo-European roots .] preg′na·bil′i·ty n.

What is a data fortress?

A Data Fortress is simply a computer system. It is a 3D representation of that computer within the Net. The specific form the fortress takes depends on the the system it is hosted in...as with icons, more realistic environments will require more resources (memory). The default rendering for data fortresses looks like something similar to Tron.

Why is 'Fortress development' so hopeless?

“It seems hopeless because everyone is saying that nothing can be done,” says Ms. Cortes, who has launched an "Investors of Fortress Developments” Facebook page to share information with other Fortress investors. “I’m left in a nightmare I cannot wake up from.”

How did the Channel Islands become an impregnable fortress?

The Channel Islands were amongst the most heavily fortified parts of the Atlantic Wall, particularly Alderney which is the closest to France. On 20 October 1941 Hitler signed a directive, against the advice of Commander-in-Chief von Witzleben, to turn the Channel Islands into an "impregnable fortress".