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fort

1

[ fawrt, fohrt ]

noun

  1. a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
  2. any permanent army post.
  3. (formerly) a trading post.


fort.

2

abbreviation for

  1. fortification.
  2. fortified.

fort

/ fɔːt /

noun

  1. a fortified enclosure, building, or position able to be defended against an enemy
  2. hold the fort informal.
    hold the fort to maintain or guard something temporarily


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fort1

First recorded in 1550–60; from Middle French, noun use of adjective fort “strong,” from Latin fortis “strong, tough, hardy”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fort1

C15: from Old French, from fort (adj) strong, from Latin fortis

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. hold the fort,
    1. to defend one's position against attack or criticism.
    2. to maintain the existing state of affairs.

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Example Sentences

And on Nov. 22, 1963, President Kennedy was offered an “Open Road” by the city of Fort Worth, as was its tradition.

My choice is that it should be required reading by those who run the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Vincent Fort, a state senator from Georgia, saw big differences between ALEC and SIX.

America already has a cereal cafe, Cereality, which has a store in Virginia and at the Dallas Fort Worth airport.

Take the case of Herx v. Diocese of Fort Wayne, an employment discrimination suit in the Seventh Circuit.

After an eight weeks' siege, a breach having been made, the city surrendered, and a month later the fort followed the example.

The Mexican artillery soon laid a part of the fort in ruins.

They soon retired, however, as the Fort was in danger of being attacked from another side.

He had been wont to do this on other occasions, because the enemy with nine ships was within sight of the fort.

De l peu d'heures il mourut entre mes mains fort chrestiennement.

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