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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However, earlier this year, the Trump administration restored the Fort Bragg name, which now refers to Private First Class Roland L. Bragg, who was stationed at the fort during World War II.
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Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
While at the fort, explore the onsite museum devoted to 18th-century military material culture, such as art, weapons and equipment, like a uniform coat from the independent Boston Corps of Cadets.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
Staffers toyed with keeping the oysters in their dockside cages, and waiting to plant them at the fort, a manmade island fortress that never saw battle, but has become a sanctuary for cormorants, gulls and other seabirds.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
The palisade walls and structural support beams that hold up the fort are made to look like wood but are constructed of concrete.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
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Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
While at the fort, explore the onsite museum devoted to 18th-century military material culture, such as art, weapons and equipment, like a uniform coat from the independent Boston Corps of Cadets.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
Staffers toyed with keeping the oysters in their dockside cages, and waiting to plant them at the fort, a manmade island fortress that never saw battle, but has become a sanctuary for cormorants, gulls and other seabirds.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
The palisade walls and structural support beams that hold up the fort are made to look like wood but are constructed of concrete.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
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“Fort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fort. Accessed 1 Jul. 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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