Motte

(n.) A clump of trees in a prairie.

Thesaurus Entries

bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bunker, castle, citadel, donjon, fasthold, fastness, fort, fortress, garrison, garrison house, hold, keep, martello, martello tower, mote, motte, peel, peel tower, pillbox, post, rath, safehold, strong point, stronghold, tower, tower of strength, ward