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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They captured the fort after a long battle.
a series of forts along the frontier
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It’s all set against the stunning backdrop of the original keep, built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a third-century Roman fort.
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Jamie Carter, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
The Bulgarian started once in the first half of the season, but became a mainstay down the home straight, holding the fort in front as Ampadu slotted in behind.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Located in present-day Wyoming, the modest fort included a blacksmith shop, a corral and a few log cabins, per the 1946 biography Jim Bridger, Mountain Man.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Coins Found in Ruins of Roman Fort The solidi—the Latin word for gold coins like these—were uncovered in the ruins of a Roman fort in the village of Holzthum during a series of excavations from 2020 to 2024.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
The Bulgarian started once in the first half of the season, but became a mainstay down the home straight, holding the fort in front as Ampadu slotted in behind.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Located in present-day Wyoming, the modest fort included a blacksmith shop, a corral and a few log cabins, per the 1946 biography Jim Bridger, Mountain Man.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Coins Found in Ruins of Roman Fort The solidi—the Latin word for gold coins like these—were uncovered in the ruins of a Roman fort in the village of Holzthum during a series of excavations from 2020 to 2024.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fort. Accessed 27 Jan. 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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