fort
To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubtTo create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
» Sofa forts are fun.
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
- station (troops) in a fort
- gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
- enclose by or as if by a fortification
Examples
4 sentencesSofa forts are fun.
He built forty-eight forts.
ruОн построил сорок восемь фортов. — odexed
There are many forts in Castile.
deIn Kastilien gibt es viele Kastelle. — brauchinet
There are a lot of forts in Castile.
deIn Kastilien gibt es viele Kastelle. — brauchinet
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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Forms
forts, forting, forted, fortedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.