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

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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

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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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