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[ fawrt, fohrt ] / fɔrt, foʊrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fort ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification. any permanent army post. (formerly) a trading post. Idioms for forthold the fort, - to defend one's position against attack or criticism.
- to maintain the existing state of affairs.
Origin of fortFirst recorded in 1550–60; from Middle French, noun use of adjective fort “strong,” from Latin fortis “strong, tough, hardy” WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fortfort , forte (see pronunciation note at forte1)Words nearby fortfor sure, forswear, forsworn, Forsyth, forsythia, fort, Fortaleza, fortalice, Fortas, Fortaz, Fort Belvoir Definition for fort (2 of 2)Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fortAnd on Nov. 22, 1963, President Kennedy was offered an “Open Road” by the city of Fort Worth, as was its tradition. My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST My choice is that it should be required reading by those who run the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Take the case of Herx v. Diocese of Fort Wayne, an employment discrimination suit in the Seventh Circuit. Catholic Church: Religious Freedom Trumps Civil Rights|Jay Michaelson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST On November 4, the Fort Hall Shoshone-Bannock tribes announced their opposition to Yellowstone delisting. What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The next day the whole raid force piled into a windowless conference room at Fort Campbell. I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST His fort was destroyed, his men were killed, his settlement was a failure. The True Story of Christopher Columbus|Elbridge S. Brooks The upper path returns to the road along the crest of the bank, and a few steps brings the tourist to Fort Clinton. Guide to West Point, and the U.S. Military Academy|Various While it was for this tribe that the agency at Fort Snelling was established, yet the Chippewas often frequented its headquarters. Old Fort Snelling|Marcus L. Hansen The Fort Riley troops are always called on when there is trouble in the West. In the summer of 1874 baby Theodore was born, and none from Fort Sully came to our annual meeting. Mary and I|Stephen Return Riggs
British Dictionary definitions for fort
nouna fortified enclosure, building, or position able to be defended against an enemy hold the fort informal to maintain or guard something temporarily Word Origin for fortC15: from Old French, from fort (adj) strong, from Latin fortis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with fortThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to fortfortification, camp, station, fastness, castle, garrison, fortress, citadel, acropolis, blockhouse, redoubt |