1
: a strong or fortified place
especially
: a fortified place occupied only by troops and surrounded with such works as a ditch, rampart, and parapet : fortification
2
: a permanent army post
—often used in place names
Examples of fort in a Sentence
They captured the fort after a long battle.
a series of forts along the frontier
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The fort once protected Calliaqua Bay, where ships loaded with sugar departed for England during colonial times.
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Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
While Yamamoto held down the fort, the Dodgers batters did the rest of the work.
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Allen thundered a command for the British to hand over the fort.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Gardner carted his supplies to this featureless patch of earth near the fort, set up his tripods and cameras, and then arranged his dark tent nearby, out of sight of the camera’s lens.
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Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
While Yamamoto held down the fort, the Dodgers batters did the rest of the work.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Allen thundered a command for the British to hand over the fort.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Gardner carted his supplies to this featureless patch of earth near the fort, set up his tripods and cameras, and then arranged his dark tent nearby, out of sight of the camera’s lens.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fort
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fort. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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fort
noun
ˈfō(ə)rt 
ˈfȯ(ə)rt
1
: a strong or fortified place
2
: a permanent army post
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