fort
noun /fɔːt/
/fɔːrt/
Idioms - a building or buildings built in order to defend an area against attack
enlarge image- the remains of a Roman fort
Extra ExamplesTopics Historyc1, Buildingsc1- The fort finally fell after a week of intense fighting.
- The fort was under attack for three days.
- an Iron Age hill fort
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hill
- border
- Iron Age
- …
- attack
- hold
- build
- …
- fall
- at a/the fort
- in a/the fort
- (North American English) a place where soldiers live and have their training
- Fort Drum
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hill
- border
- Iron Age
- …
- attack
- hold
- build
- …
- fall
- at a/the fort
- in a/the fort
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French fort or Italian forte, from Latin fortis ‘strong’.
Idioms
hold the fort (British English)
(North American English hold down the fort)
- (informal) to have the responsibility for something or care of somebody while other people are away or out
- Why not have a day off? I'll hold the fort for you.