1
: a strong or fortified place
especially
: a fortified place occupied only by troops and surrounded with such works as a ditch, rampart, and parapet : fortification
2
: a permanent army post
—often used in place names
Examples of fort in a Sentence
They captured the fort after a long battle.
a series of forts along the frontier
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Conclusions: John Means will not likely be a pitching project fort Guardians pitching coach Carl Willis and his staff.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The 400-year-old fort is famed for its mirror work on the walls and 3D carvings creating illusions on its pillars.
—Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
Twenty five years ago, one of her descendants, Prince Richard Holkar converted his home in the 18th-century sandstone fort into a hotel.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Located in Fort Point, a neighborhood of Boston where a fort stood in colonial times, Hall’s former apartment has four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms.
—Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The 400-year-old fort is famed for its mirror work on the walls and 3D carvings creating illusions on its pillars.
—Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
Twenty five years ago, one of her descendants, Prince Richard Holkar converted his home in the 18th-century sandstone fort into a hotel.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Located in Fort Point, a neighborhood of Boston where a fort stood in colonial times, Hall’s former apartment has four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms.
—Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fort. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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fort
noun
ˈfō(ə)rt 
ˈfȯ(ə)rt
1
: a strong or fortified place
2
: a permanent army post
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