Definition of fort
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
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Examples of fort in a Sentence
They captured the fort after a long battle.
a series of forts along the frontier
Recent Examples of fort from the Web
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In 1932, George Marston donated to the city a 9-acre pitch-and-putt, creating a verdant transition between Old Town and the majestic Presidio fort up the hill.
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Take Bu Njem, a third-century Roman fort and settlement in Libya, for example.
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Network with nature Build a fort, create nature art, see live animals.
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Quieter commemorations in California included a cemetery walk and community picnic at the Presidio, a park and former military fort in San Francisco.
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Tickets are sold at Castle Clinton, a red sandstone fort built to repel the British — hardly an obvious destination for tourists seeking a boat ride.
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Then there were the lines of huts built outside the fort to house Black, Powers and the other members of the Piedmont Artillery as well as gunners from Gloucester and King George counties.
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Some thought a Roman army had used Burnswark as an ancient firing range and training camp, while other researchers regarded the hill fort as the scene of a lengthy siege.
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Not every business can afford to plop a few servers in a maximum security fort.
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Origin and Etymology of fort
Middle English forte, from Anglo-French fort, from fort, adjective, strong, from Latin fortis
First Known Use: 15th century
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: a strong building or group of buildings where soldiers live
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