fort
Meanings
Plural: forts
Noun
- a fortified military post where troops are stationed
- a fortified defensive structure
- A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- Any permanent army post.
- An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
- A structure improvised from furniture, bedding, etc., for playing games.
Verb
- gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
- enclose by or as if by a fortification
- station (troops) in a fort
- To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”) (adjective use is from Old French). Doublet of fortis and forte.
Synonyms
air base, armory, arsenal, base, bastion, bulwark, bunker, camp, castle, citadel, den, donjon, fort up, fortification, fortify, fortress, foxhole, garrison, headquarters, keep, motte and bailey, rampart, stronghold, supply depot, watchtower
Scrabble Score: 7
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