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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Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
While the original fort no longer stands, a full-scale replica of the original was built and opened to the public in 2025.
—Amy Galo, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Tour the officers' quarters, barracks, kitchen, blacksmith shop and ordnance room, and watch a demonstration of the fort's cannon.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
With all that activity, small-time Helsinki took off, becoming a boomtown in support of the grand strategic fort.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fort. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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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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