'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]

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