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
Synonyms
Examples of fort in a Sentence
They captured the fort after a long battle.
a series of forts along the frontier
Recent Examples on the Web
Various hiking options also take visitors along the back side of the fort and downhill trails for mountain biking.
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2024
The bridge, within view of the fort, toppled March 26 when the Dali cargo ship lost power and struck one of its supports.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
The episode takes a more somber tone when O’Brien and Richardson visit Osu Castle, one of several forts from which slaves were forced across the ocean centuries ago.
—Ian Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
The Portuguese struck gold in Elmina, on the southern coast of modern Ghana, in 1471 and within a decade had constructed the fort there that still stands today.
—Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2024
The bridge, within view of the fort, toppled March 26 when the Dali cargo ship lost power and struck one of its supports.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
The episode takes a more somber tone when O’Brien and Richardson visit Osu Castle, one of several forts from which slaves were forced across the ocean centuries ago.
—Ian Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
The Portuguese struck gold in Elmina, on the southern coast of modern Ghana, in 1471 and within a decade had constructed the fort there that still stands today.
—Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fort. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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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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