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FORT
fortress, fort
(noun) a fortified defensive structure
garrison, fort
(noun) a fortified military post where troops are stationed
fort
(verb) station (troops) in a fort
fortify, fort
(verb) enclose by or as if by a fortification
fort, fort up
(verb) gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fort (plural forts)
A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
Any permanent army post.
(historical) An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
Synonyms
• (fortified defensive structure): bastion, bulwark, bunker, castle, citadel, donjon, fortification, fortress, foxhole, keep, motte and bailey, rampart, stronghold
• (permanent army post): air base, armory, arsenal, base, camp, headquarters, supply depot, watchtower
Verb
fort (third-person singular simple present forts, present participle forting, simple past and past participle forted)
To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
Anagrams
• frot
Proper noun
Fort
A surname.
Anagrams
• frot
Source: Wiktionary
Fort, n. Etym: [F., from fort strong, L. fortis; perh. akin to Skr. darh to fix, make firm, and to E. firm Cf. Forte, Force, Fortalice, Comfort, Effort.] (Mil.)
Definition: A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification. Detached works, depending solely on their own strength, belong to the class of works termed forts. Farrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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