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Fort Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fort? [n] a fortified defensive structure [n] a fortified military post where troops are stationed [v] station in a fort, as of troops [v] enclose by or as if by a fortification [v] gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fort: fort up \| fortify \| fortress \| garrison Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fort: acropolis \| bastion \| beachhead \| blockhouse \| bridgehead \| bunker \| castle \| citadel \| donjon \| fasthold \| fastness \| fortress \| garrison \| garrison house \| hold \| keep \| martello \| martello tower \| mote \| motte \| peel \| peel tower \| pillbox \| post \| rath \| redoubt \| safehold \| strong point \| stronghold \| tower \| tower of strength \| ward See Also \| alcazar \| Alhambra \| base \| battlement \| collect \| congregate \| crenelation \| crenellation \| defence \| defense \| defensive structure \| enclose \| gather \| inclose \| martello tower \| military post \| place \| post \| post \| send \| shut in \| station \| Tower of London \| trench Fort In Webster's Dictionary \Fort\, n. [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.) 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.

Fort Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fort?

[n] a fortified defensive structure
[n] a fortified military post where troops are stationed
[v] station in a fort, as of troops
[v] enclose by or as if by a fortification
[v] gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fort: fort up | fortify | fortress | garrison

Fort In Webster's Dictionary

\Fort\, n. [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.)
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.

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