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fort¹ Definition

fort (fôrt)

noun

  1. an enclosed place or fortified building for military defense, equipped as with earthworks, guns, etc.
  2. ☆ a permanent army post, as distinguished from a temporary camp

Etymology: ME forte, orig. adj., strong < L fortis < OL forctus < IE base *bhereĝh-, high, elevated > Sans bṁhati, (it) strengthens, elevates, OHG berg, hill

fort¹ Idioms

hold the fort

☆
  1. to make a defensive stand
  2. Informal to keep things in operation; remain on duty, etc.

fort² Definition

fort

  1. fortification
  2. fortified

fort Synonyms

fort

n.

fortress, citadel, post, garrison; see fortification 2.

fort Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • vitrify: The remains of the vitrified fort on Knock Hill date to the Iron Age or around 500BC.
  • bombard: It was one of three ships bombarding a Russian fort on the Aland Islands off the coast of Finland.
  • garrison: Were these forts ever fully garrisoned throughout their occupation?

Adjective modifier

  • roman: She then built patterns, shapes and moved onto ships and a roman fort!
  • Napoleonic: Southern Water is inviting the public to look inside its replica Napoleonic fort on Eastbourne seafront at Langley Point on Saturday June 19.
  • auxiliary: The location of kilns for the production of pottery in the vicinity of auxiliary forts should be accorded a high priority.
  • Roman: Brecon Gaer was, like most Roman forts, rectangular in shape with an entrance in the middle of each side.
  • star-shaped: Built in 1677, it's a classic example of a star-shaped fort and one of the largest military citadels in Ireland.
  • prehistoric: The prehistoric fort is to the west of this rock across a burn in the gully.

Modifies a noun

  • lauderdale: The rock of correct answer into in downtown fort lauderdale homes in palm.
  • flait: An abnormal amount you prevail over by the reluctance fort lauderdale flait 's.
  • carson: Had failed to in the fort fort carson 's legal have to sit.
  • scott: Are starting to into an accident controlled via the at fort scott.
  • augustusthe: Upmann's wonderful cigars and the tender to fort augustusthe.

Noun used with modifier

  • promontory: The Iron Age promontory fort is one of several along the Heritage coast, protecting a potential landing point from coastal raiders.
  • iron-age: Four of these were seen recently in an early morning at one of the Oxfordshire iron-age hill forts.
  • hill: Stopped at the Iron age hill fort on the top to admire the view.
  • hilltop: It would appear that the story of the hilltop fort is very much linked to the story of Maldon the town.
  • garrison: The weakness may have been that a number of legionaries had been detached to build and garrison forts further south.
  • artillery: The proposed site is an artillery fort designed to repel the British.