About The Word Fort
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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.
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