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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Famous landmarks include the Castello Aragonese—a Game of Thrones-esque fort and settlement, with roots dating to the 5th century BC—located off the village of Ischia Ponte.
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Still, if the goal is for a third pair to hold the fort against lesser opponents until the impact players take over, why not make the job an investment in Winnipeg’s future?
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During the second half of the nineteenth century, politics and military service often made a large nation feel like a small world, as white men in power repeatedly crossed paths in Washington, DC, on Civil War battlefields, and at frontier forts.
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That estimate is based on simulations run in the WTO’s Global Trade Model, which helps the organization map out projections fort he future.
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Still, if the goal is for a third pair to hold the fort against lesser opponents until the impact players take over, why not make the job an investment in Winnipeg’s future?
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
During the second half of the nineteenth century, politics and military service often made a large nation feel like a small world, as white men in power repeatedly crossed paths in Washington, DC, on Civil War battlefields, and at frontier forts.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
That estimate is based on simulations run in the WTO’s Global Trade Model, which helps the organization map out projections fort he future.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fort. Accessed 2 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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