'Fort' definitions:
Definition of 'fort'
From: WordNet
noun
A fortified military post where troops are stationed [syn: garrison, fort]
noun
A fortified defensive structure [syn: fortress, fort]
verb
Gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense [syn: fort, fort up]
verb
Enclose by or as if by a fortification [syn: fortify, fort]
verb
Station (troops) in a fort
Definition of 'Fort'
From: GCIDE
- Fort \Fort\, n. [F., from fort strong, L. fortis; perh. akin to Skr. darh to fix, make firm, and to E. firm Cf. Forte, Force, Fortalice, Comfort, Effort.] (Mil.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- Detached works, depending solely on their own strength, belong to the class of works termed forts. --Farrow. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fort'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acropolis,
- bastion,
- beachhead,
- blockhouse,
- bridgehead,
- bunker,
- castle,
- citadel,
- donjon,
- fasthold,
- fastness,
- fortress,
- garrison,
- garrison house,
- hold,
- keep,
- martello,
- martello tower,
- mote,
- motte,
- peel,
- peel tower,
- pillbox,
- post,
- rath,
- redoubt,
- safehold,
- strong point,
- stronghold,
- tower,
- tower of strength,
- ward
Words containing 'Fort'
- Forte,
- Forted,
- fort up,
- Cedar Fort,
- Eau forte,
- Fort Ann,
- Fort Ashby,
- Fort Atkinson,
- Fort Belvoir,
- Fort Bend,
- Fort Benton,
- Fort Bliss,
- Fort Bragg,
- Fort Branch,
- Fort Branch, IN,
- Fort Bridger,
- Fort Calhoun,
- Fort Carson,
- Fort Chiswell,
- Fort Cobb,
- Fort Coffee,
- Fort Collins,
- Fort Davis,
- Fort Defiance,
- Fort Deposit,
- Fort Devens,
- Fort Dix,
- Fort Dodge,
- Fort Drum,
- Fort Duchesne,
- Fort Edward,
- Fort Fairfield,
- Fort Fairfield, ME,
- Fort Gaines,
- Fort Garland,
- Fort Gay,
- Fort Gibson,
- Fort Greely,
- Fort Hall,
- Fort Hancock,
- Fort Hood,
- Fort Hunt,
- Fort Jennings,
- Fort Johnson,
- Fort Jones,
- Fort Kent,
- Fort Kent, ME,
- Fort Knox,
- Fort Laramie,
- Fort Lauderdale,
- Fort Lawn,
- Fort Lee,
- Fort Lewis,
- Fort Loramie,
- Fort Lupton,
- Fort Madison,
- Fort McKinley,
- Fort Meade,
- Fort Mill,
- Fort Mitchell,
- Fort Montgomery,
- Fort Morgan,
- Fort Myers,
- Fort Oglethorpe,
- Fort Payne,
- Fort Peck,
- Fort Pierce,
- Fort Pierre,
- Fort Plain,
- Fort Ransom,
- Fort Recovery,
- Fort Riley,
- Fort Ripley,
- Fort Ritchie,
- Fort Rucker,
- Fort Salonga,
- Fort Scott,
- Fort Shaw,
- Fort Shawnee,
- Fort Smith,
- Fort Stewart,
- Fort Stockton,
- Fort Sumner,
- Fort Supply,
- Fort Thomas,
- Fort Thompson,
- Fort Totten,
- Fort Towson,
- Fort Valley,
- Fort Washakie,
- Fort Washington,
- Fort Wayne,
- Fort Wayne, IN,
- Fort White,
- Fort Worth,
- Fort Wright,
- Fort Yates,
- Fort Yukon,
- Forty Fort,
- Nutter Fort,
- Old Fort,
- Spanish Fort,
- Star fort,
- fort ticonderoga,
- Cedar Fort, UT,
- Estates of Fort Lauderdale,
- Fort Ann, NY,
- Fort Ashby, WV,
- Fort Atkinson, IA,
- Fort Atkinson, WI,
- Fort Belknap Agency,
- Fort Belvoir, VA,
- Fort Bend County,
- Fort Bend, TX,
- Fort Benning South,
- Fort Benton, MT,
- Fort Bliss, TX,
- Fort Bragg, CA,
- Fort Bragg, NC,
- Fort Bridger, WY,
- Fort Calhoun, NE,
- Fort Campbell North,
- Fort Carson, CO,
- Fort Chiswell, VA,
- Fort Cobb, OK,
- Fort Coffee, OK,
- Fort Collins, CO,
- Fort Davis, TX,
- Fort Defiance, AZ,
- Fort Deposit, AL,
- Fort Devens, MA,
- Fort Dix, NJ,
- Fort Dodge, IA,
- Fort Drum, NY,
- Fort Duchesne, UT,
- Fort Edward, NY,
- Fort Gaines, GA,
- Fort Garland, CO,
- Fort Gay, WV,
- Fort Gibson, OK,
- Fort Greely, AK,
- Fort Hall, ID,
- Fort Hancock, TX,
- Fort Hood, TX,
- Fort Hunt, VA,
- Fort Indiantown Gap,
- Fort Jennings, OH,
- Fort Johnson, NY,
- Fort Jones, CA,
- Fort Knox, KY,
- Fort Laramie, WY,
- Fort Lauderdale, FL,
- Fort Lawn, SC,
- Fort Lee, NJ,
- Fort Lee, VA,
- Fort Leonard Wood,
- Fort Lewis, WA,
- Fort Loramie, OH,
- Fort Lupton, CO,
- Fort Madison, IA,
- Fort McKinley, OH,
- Fort Meade, FL,
- Fort Meade, MD,
- Fort Mill, SC,
- Fort Mitchell, KY,
- Fort Montgomery, NY,
- Fort Morgan, CO,
- Fort Myers Beach,
- Fort Myers Shores,
- Fort Myers, FL,
- Fort Oglethorpe, GA,
- Fort Payne, AL,
- Fort Peck, MT,
- Fort Pierce North,
- Fort Pierce South,
- Fort Pierce, FL,
- Fort Pierre, SD,
- Fort Plain, NY,
- Fort Polk North,
- Fort Polk South,
- Fort Ransom, ND,
- Fort Recovery, OH,
- Fort Riley North,
- Fort Riley, KS,
- Fort Ripley, MN,
- Fort Ritchie, MD,
- Fort Rucker, AL,
- Fort Salonga, NY,
- Fort Scott, KS,
- Fort Shaw, MT,
- Fort Shawnee, OH,
- Fort Smith, AR,
- Fort Smith, MT,
- Fort Stewart, GA,
- Fort Stockton, TX,
- Fort Sumner, NM,
- Fort Supply, OK,
- Fort Thomas, KY,
- Fort Thompson, SD,
- Fort Totten, ND,
- Fort Towson, OK,
- Fort Valley, GA,
- Fort Walton Beach,
- Fort Washakie, WY,
- Fort Washington, MD,
- Fort Washington, PA,
- Fort White, FL,
- Fort Worth, TX,
- Fort Wright, KY,
- Fort Yates, ND,
- Fort Yukon, AK,
- Forty Fort, PA,
- North Fort Myers,
- Nutter Fort, WV,
- Old Fort, NC,
- Spanish Fort, AL,
- fort-lamy,
- forte-piano,
- Estates of Fort Lauderdale, FL,
- Fort Belknap Agency, MT,
- Fort Bend County, TX,
- Fort Benning South, GA,
- Fort Campbell North, KY,
- Fort Indiantown Gap, PA,
- Fort Leonard Wood, MO,
- Fort Myers Beach, FL,
- Fort Myers Shores, FL,
- Fort Pierce North, FL,
- Fort Pierce South, FL,
- Fort Polk North, LA,
- Fort Polk South, LA,
- Fort Riley North, KS,
- Fort Walton Beach, FL,
- North Fort Myers, FL,
- fort george g. meade,
- fort george gordon meade,
- Fort Riley-Camp Whiteside,
- Fort Riley-Camp Whiteside, KS