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1. (n.) fort
a location occupied by troops and surrounded by defensive works, as walls and ditches.
2. fort
any permanent army post.
3. fort
(formerly) a trading post.
4. fort
to defend one's position against attack or criticism.
5. fort
to maintain the existing state of affairs.
Etymology: (1550–60; < MF, n. use of adj. fort strong < L fortis)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) garrison, fort
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
2. (verb) fortress, fort
a fortified defensive structure
3. (verb) fort, fort up
gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
4. (verb) fortify, fort
enclose by or as if by a fortification
5. (verb) fort
station (troops) in a fort
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1. (noun) fort
a strong building used by a military to protect a place
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Fort
a strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification
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Sense: a building which is built so that it can be defended against an enemy.
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 Afrikaans: fort |
 Arabic: حِصْن |
 Bulgarian: форт |
 Brazilian: forte |
 Czech: pevnost |
 German: das Fort |
 Danish: fort |
 Greek: φρούριο |
 Spanish: fortaleza, fuerte |
 Estonian: kindlus(tus) |
 Farsi: قلعه |
 Finnish: linnake |
 French: fort |
 Hebrew: מִבצָר |
 Hindi: किला |
 Croatian: utvrda, tvrdava |
 Hungarian: erőd(ítmény) |
 Indonesian: benteng |
 Icelandic: virki |
 Italian: forte, fortino |
 Japanese: とりで |
 Korean: 성채, 보루 |
 Lithuanian: fortas |
 Latvian: forts |
 Malay: benteng |
 Dutch: fort |
 Norwegian: fort |
 Polish: fort |
 Persian: قلعه |
 Pashto: كلا، كوټ، حصار |
 Portuguese: forte |
 Romanian: fort |
 Russian: форт |
 Slovak: pevnosť |
 Slovenian: trdnjava |
 Serbian: utvrđenje |
 Swedish: fort, befästningsverk, sk |
 Thai: ป้อมปราการ |
 Turkish: kale |
 Taiwanese: 堡壘 |
 Ukrainian: форт |
 Urdu: قلعہ |
 Vietnamese: pháo đài; công sự |
 Chinese: 堡垒 |
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