English Explanatory Dictionary

fort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
  2. Any permanent army post.
  3. An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
  4. A structure improvised from furniture, bedding, etc., for playing games.
verb
  1. To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A district of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Pronunciation

/fɔɹt/ /fɔːt/ /fo(ː)ɹt/ /foət/ en-us-fort.ogg

Word forms

fort forts forting forted

Etymology

From Middle English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”) (adjective use is from Old French). Doublet of fortis and forte.

Synonyms

bastion bulwark bunker castle citadel donjon fortification fortress foxhole keep motte and bailey rampart redoubt stronghold air base armory arsenal base camp headquarters supply depot watchtower den fort up

Related words

fortress fortification hold the fort fort-da St Fort

Derived words

blanket fort climbing fort fairy fort Fort Archambault Fort Augustus Fort Bend County Fort Benton Fort Collins Fort Davis Fort Dodge Fort Edward Fort Erie Fort Gaines Fort Gay Fort George Fort Gratiot Fort Kinnaird Fort Lauderdale Fort Lee fortlet fortlike Fort Lupton Fort Madison Fort Matilda Fort Morgan Fort Payne Fort Pierce Fort Pierre Fort Saskatchewan Fort Scott Fort Smith Fort St. John Fort Stockton Fort Sumner Fort Valley Fort Victoria Fort Wayne Fort William Fort Worth forty Fort Yates hill-fort hold down the fort man the fort Navan Fort pillow fort polygonal fort ringfort snow fort star fort
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