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
Recent Examples on the Web
Long ago, the British failed to take the fort, and Francis Scott Key
wrote a poem.
—
Maya C. Popa, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Ava thanks him for holding down the fort so well in her absence, and finally, peace is restored at Abbott Elementary.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
But hidden beneath the heartbreak of a tournament run cut short is hope for a future with Smith and her fellow freshmen holding down the fort until Watkins is healthy enough to return.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Today, the fort provides a different type of protection, offering a respite for multiple species of migrating birds each spring and fall.
ahc.alabama.gov; 51 Hwy 180 West, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Ferry Fun
From Fort Morgan, hop the Mobile Bay Ferry to visit nearby Dauphin Island.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Maya C. Popa, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Ava thanks him for holding down the fort so well in her absence, and finally, peace is restored at Abbott Elementary.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
But hidden beneath the heartbreak of a tournament run cut short is hope for a future with Smith and her fellow freshmen holding down the fort until Watkins is healthy enough to return.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Today, the fort provides a different type of protection, offering a respite for multiple species of migrating birds each spring and fall.
ahc.alabama.gov; 51 Hwy 180 West, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Ferry Fun
From Fort Morgan, hop the Mobile Bay Ferry to visit nearby Dauphin Island.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fort
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fort. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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