Assertion: castle's area | /r/HasProperty | defended
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The approaches were very difficult and the area to be defended was small, only 250 x 150 metres, so it did not require a large defensive force.
text: This area is protected, or “covered”, from enemy fire by the slope of the glacis.
text: (---------) towers were very large and were able to house a large standing guard, this area of a castle was considered very vulnerable, and as castles became more involved, actually became one of the strongest defensive positions of a castle.