fort

noun

ˈfȯrt How to pronounce fort (audio)
Definition of fortnext
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 Refresh for updates…Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is just laying siege and holding the box office fort at the domestic box office, but worldwide. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 July 2026 Campbell has held down the fort at left tackle throughout OTAs, minicamp and the first two days of training camp even after the Patriots selected offensive tackle Caleb Lomu in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026 Established in 1855 as a military post to fight against the Mescalero Apache, the fort went on to play a minor role in the Civil War and later served as a tuberculosis sanitorium and a World War II internment camp. — Allison Savage Bates, Denver Post, 19 July 2026 The old site was fort-like, recalling dark chapters in Native American history. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fort
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fort
  1. fortress
  2. stronghold
  3. fortification
  4. citadel
  5. castle
  6. bastion
Noun
  • Software costs little to replicate, yielding fat profit margins and fortress balance sheets.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 July 2026
  • El Castillo de Esparza may carry the title of a fortress, but its pool, tennis court and putting greens suggest a far more leisurely kingdom.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of fortress
Noun
  • Continue reading … URBAN BET — Coastal workers fleeing blue strongholds could create an opportunity for Detroit.
    — , FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • One stronghold after another has fallen to the ruthless conqueror Nobunaga Oda—often celebrated as the first great unifier of Japan but here cast as a largely offscreen mega-villain.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Definition of stronghold
Noun
  • 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
  • That is, in part, because Ukraine has built additional lines of defense with fortifications and minefields.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Definition of fortification
Noun
  • Laelaps was sent to chase a fox that was terrorizing the Cadmea, a citadel.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • Though the song is heavily acoustic, its distorted guitar solos hail squarely from the realm of harder rock, and the artificial choirs that seep in toward the end seem to call out to the symphonic citadels of the Norwegian black metallers.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
Definition of citadel
Noun
  • Some portions of the stone walls at the castle also collapsed as a result of Tuesday’s quake, an official at the castle’s office said.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Just running around wearing cloaks, slinking into and out of castles, slicing the throats of all who cross her.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of castle
Noun
  • With Sir John Hall as chairman, this bastion of stale mediocrity was now forward-thinking and ambitious.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Some of the largest arrays are planned for places that have historically been bastions of anti-solar sentiment.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of bastion

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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fort. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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