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Definition of fort

a fortified defensive structure
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
station (troops) in a fort
enclose by or as if by a fortification
gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense

Similar Words: fortress, garrison, fortify, fort up

Hyponyms: alcazar, Alhambra, martello tower, presidio, Tower of London, Fort Meade, Fort George Gordon Meade, Fort George G. Meade, trench

Derivational Morphology: fortify, fort up, arm, build up, gird, garrison, fortress, fortification, munition

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