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fort

noun

ˈfȯrt

Definition of fort

as in fortress

a structure or place from which one can resist attack a series of forts along the frontier

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Recent Examples of fort With a strong tide running in the Solent, and the proximity of that unyielding Napoleonic fort, there might not have been much to salvage from the boat if the Germans had capsized. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The sign removed from the park explained that the rising sea level, as earth’s climate changes, could inundate the fort’s walls. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026 Fighting valiantly but doomed by a lack of supplies, soldiers surrendered the fort on this day in 1864, bringing the Battle of Mobile Bay to its end. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 Delhi, with its palaces, forts and gardens, echoed this ethos. — Aishwarya Lakshmi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fort

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Noun

The terrain is a natural fortress, and bombing is of limited effectiveness.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
There is a micronation on a fortress at sea off the coast of Great Britain, and the British government once considered blowing it up.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

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In the centuries that followed, the Mission went from Mexican farmland to immigrant stronghold as waves of working-class European families moved into the neighborhood following the Gold Rush in the mid-1800s.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Residents of Pale, a Bosnian Serb stronghold just outside of Sarajevo, mourned Mladic.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of stronghold

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During the seven years that it was occupied by British forces, Manhattan had been ravaged by fires, picked over by looters, covered in fortifications, and swollen with refugees.

— Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
The historic military fort overlooks the entrance to the Halifax Harbour and boasts old fortifications, historic artifacts, and unbeatable ocean views.

— Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of fortification

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The other piece was a close up of the castle against a deep blue sky with a variant of this showing Disney's traditional shooting star firework in an arc above it.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The price that Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, paid for the three-story castle has not yet been disclosed.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of castle

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The area was incredibly special to Chamberlain, who first came out East to stay with Larry Rivers in Southampton, long before the town was a bastion of Sant Ambroeus and Brandy Melville.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
He was tracked down in the town of Jesús María, a bastion of Los Chapitos on the outskirts of Culiacán, where another of El Chapo’s sons, Ovidio Guzmán López, was arrested after a firefight in 2023.

— Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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