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Definition of Fort

Fort
Fort Fort, n. [F., from fort strong, L. fortis; perh. akin to Skr. darh to fix, make firm, and to E. firm Cf. Forte, Force, Fortalice, Comfort, Effort.] (Mil.) A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification. Detached works, depending solely on their own strength, belong to the class of works termed forts. --Farrow.

Meaning of Fort from wikipedia

- A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare,...
- Fort Bridger was originally a 19th-century fur trading outpost established in 1842, on Blacks Fork of the Green River, in what is now Uinta County, Wyoming...
- and included Fort Worth, Fort Graham, Fort Gates, Fort Croghan, Fort Martin Scott, Fort Lincoln, and Fort Duncan. Originally, 10 forts had been proposed...
- Fort Lauderdale (/ˈlɔːdərdeɪl/ LAW-dər-dayl) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, 30 miles (48 km) north of Miami along the Atlantic...
- 91″N 85°8′10.78″W / 41.0855306°N 85.1363278°W / 41.0855306; -85.1363278 Fort Wayne was a series of three successive military log stockades existing between...
- Fort is a business and art district in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The area gets its name from the defensive fort, Fort George, built by the...
- Fort Miami or variant, was the name of several forts in what is now the United States: Fort Miami (Michigan) Fort Miami (Indiana), originally Fort des...
- Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at Fort Kochi Beach in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was a bastion of the Portuguese and...
- Fort N****au may refer to: Fort N****au (North River), established 1614 in Albany, New York Fort N****au (South River), established 1623 in Gloucester City...
- Lohagarh Fort (transl. Iron Fort) is a fort located at Bharatpur in Rajasthan, India. It stands as a testament to the strength and ingenuity of the Jat...