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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fort n 1: a fortified place where troops are stationed [syn: {garrison}] 2: a fortified place [syn: {fortress}] v 1: gather in or as if in a fort, as for protection or defense [syn: {fort up}] 2: enclose by a fortification [syn: {fortify}] 3: station in a fort, as of troops
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