fort
verbEtymology From Middle English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”) (adjective use is from Old French). Doublet of fortis and forte.
1
To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
- Related terms
- fort-da
fort
nounUS /fɔɹt/ · UK /fɔːt/
Etymology From Middle English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”) (adjective use is from Old French). Doublet of fortis and forte.
1
A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
2
Any permanent army post.
3
Historical An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
4
A structure improvised from furniture, bedding, etc., for playing games.
- The kids built a fort out of chairs and pillows.
- Synonyms
- bastion, bulwark, bunker, castle, citadel, donjon, fortification, fortress, foxhole, keep, motte and bailey, rampart, redoubt, stronghold, air base, armory, arsenal, base, camp, headquarters, supply depot, watchtower
- Derived terms
58 terms
blanket fort, climbing fort, fairy fort, Fort Archambault, Fort Augustus, Fort Bend County, Fort Benton, Fort Collins, Fort Davis, Fort Devens, Fort Dix, Fort Dodge, Fort Edward, Fort Erie, Fort Fairfield, Fort Gaines, Fort Gay, Fort George, Fort Gratiot, Fort Huachuca, Fort Kinnaird, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lee, fortlet, fortlike, Fort Lupton, Fort Madison, Fort Matilda, Fort Meade, Fort Mill, Fort Morgan, Fort Payne, Fort Pierce, Fort Pierre, Fort Saskatchewan, Fort Scott, Fort Smith, Fort St. John, Fort Stockton, Fort Sumner, Fort Valley, Fort Victoria, Fort Walton Beach, Fort Washington, Fort Wayne, Fort William, Fort Worth, forty, Fort Yates, hill-fort, hold down the fort, man the fort, Navan Fort, pillow fort, polygonal fort, ringfort, snow fort, star fort- Related terms
- fortress, fortification, hold the fort