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fort

  [fawrt, fohrt]
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–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.
—Idiom
4. hold the fort,
a. to defend one's position against attack or criticism.
b. to maintain the existing state of affairs.
Origin:
1550–60; < MF, n. use of adj. fort strong < L fortis
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fort.

 
1. fortification.
2. fortified.
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fort   (fôrt, fōrt)   
n.  

  1. A fortified place or position stationed with troops.

  2. A permanent army post.


[Middle English, strength, stronghold, from Old French, strong, strength, from Latin fortis; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

fort 
1557, from M.Fr. fort, noun use of O.Fr. fort (adj.) "strong, fortified," from L. fortis "strong," from O.Latin forctus, from PIE base *bheregh- "high, elevated" (cf. Skt. brmhati "strengthens, elevates," O.H.G. berg "hill").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

fort

see hold the fort.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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