fort
Meaning of fort
noun
- a fortified building or strategic position.
the city was guarded by a ring of forts
late Middle English: from Old French fort or Italian forte, from Latin fortis ‘strong’.
Information about fort
- It is a name.
- The plural form of fort is: forts.
- Languages in which fort is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of fort
fort
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- fort is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
fort synonyms
Meaning garrison:
Meaning fortress:
Meaning fortify:
Meaning a large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat:
Meaning a fortress, typically one on high ground above a city:
Meaning a reinforced concrete shelter used as an observation point:
Meaning an ancient or medieval fortress or walled town:
Meaning the strongest or central tower of a castle, acting as a final refuge:
Meaning a tall, narrow building, either free-standing or forming part of a building such as a church or castle:
Meaning the great tower or innermost keep of a castle:
Meaning a small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle:
Meaning a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack:
Meaning a temporary or supplementary fortification, typically square or polygonal and without flanking defences:
Meaning a defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack:
Meaning a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle to the line of a wall, so as to allow defensive fire in several directions:
Meaning a secure place well protected by natural features:
Meaning an act or manner of grasping something; a grip:
Meaning a small fort, fortified house, or outwork of fortification:
Translation of fort
- German: Festung
- Spanish: fortaleza, alcázar
- Italian: fortezza
- French: forteresse, bastille
- Portuguese: fortaleza
Anagrams of fort
Words that rhyme with fort
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