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
Synonyms
Examples of fort in a Sentence
They captured the fort after a long battle.
a series of forts along the frontier
Recent Examples on the Web
The fort was open from 1865 to about 1895; the name now is used for the Yavapai Indian Community that resides there.
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Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
The fort is a roughly 800-mile drive southwest from New Delhi.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
Neighbors have cautioned that the site, which includes the remnants of a fort used during The War of 1812, is home to foxes, deer, eagles and more.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
The fort, the road, the McDowell Mountains and the development of McDowell Mountain Ranch all get their name from a man who never set foot in Arizona: Civil War Gen. Irvin McDowell (1818-85), a graduate of West Point, commanded Union troops when they were routed at the Battle of Bull Run.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
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Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
The fort is a roughly 800-mile drive southwest from New Delhi.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
Neighbors have cautioned that the site, which includes the remnants of a fort used during The War of 1812, is home to foxes, deer, eagles and more.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
The fort, the road, the McDowell Mountains and the development of McDowell Mountain Ranch all get their name from a man who never set foot in Arizona: Civil War Gen. Irvin McDowell (1818-85), a graduate of West Point, commanded Union troops when they were routed at the Battle of Bull Run.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
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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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