fort
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2.3
- noun
- /fɔrt/
:
fuerte
- "It's a very important fort in the siege of Petersburg," he says.
- build forts
- Roman forts
- camps and forts
It's an armed Fort and was built that way.
- It's an armed Fort and was built that way.
Examples
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If they do not arrive, the fort will fall to the French.
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At dawn I leave for the fort with my men to fight and defend from there.
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- See the fort across the bay?
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I'll see you at the fort!
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In the morning, the father went to the fort and demanded justice.
Academic text (2011) -
The Americans acquired the island and fort by treaty after the American Revolution.
Academic text (2003) -
Within a few weeks, the walls of the soldiers' fort immediately adjoining the town began to take shape.
Academic text (2011) -
They entered this fort seeking shelter, and you cut them down.
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Soldiers were drilling on the cleared area in front of the fort's single entrance.
Fiction book (1992) -
The soldiers took shelter in the fort during the attack.
Synonyms
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4.4
A large strong building or group of buildings to protect people from attack
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5.5
A protected place, often a castle, where people defend themselves from attack
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7.7
A strong fortress near a city where people shelter during war
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6.8
A group of soldiers and the fort where they are based
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6.6
A wall or earth mound built to protect a place from attack
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9.9
A small temporary fort where soldiers defend a position
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8.6
A military position protected by trenches
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3.9
A building or wall built to protect a place from attack
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9.9
A strong defensive place with pointed walls that stick out like a star
A large fort built to defend a place
A fort with triangular walls that stick out so defenders can cover all sides
A small fort built to protect a place or people
A place on a hill with walls built to protect people
Temporary structures that soldiers make to protect themselves in battle
A defensive position where soldiers stand behind trenches during war
Idioms
Compounds
An event in 1775 when American forces took Fort Ticonderoga from the British
An army base in Maryland where the National Security Agency has its main office
An Army base in Maryland that is the main office of the National Security Agency
How Fortified
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fort comes from the Latin root fortis meaning 'strong'. It was first used for a 'strong' building where soldiers stayed to defend against attacks, which is why a fort is a place built for protection, like the word fortress.