fort
A fortified defensive structure stationed with troopsA fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
» Sofa forts are fun.
Meaning
4 sensesA fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
Festung, Fort
фортfort
фортfort
a fortified defensive structure
Any permanent army post.
Stützpunkt
(historical)An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
A structure improvised from furniture, bedding, etc., for playing games.
The kids built a fort out of chairs and pillows.
Examples
4 sentencesSofa forts are fun.
He built forty-eight forts.
ruОн построил сорок восемь фортов.
There are many forts in Castile.
deIn Kastilien gibt es viele Kastelle.
There are a lot of forts in Castile.
deIn Kastilien gibt es viele Kastelle.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”) (adjective use is from Old FrFrom Middle English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”) (adjective use is from Old French). Doublet of fortis and forte.
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