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fort

/fɔɹt/noun, verb1 syllable

Fort means: a fortified military post where troops are stationed.

Synonyms for fort4

noun, as in a fortified military post where troops are stationed

garrison

noun, as in a fortified defensive structure

fortress

verb, as in gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense

fort up

verb, as in enclose by or as if by a fortification

fortify

What does fort mean?5

noun

1

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

2

a fortified defensive structure

verb

1

gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense

2

enclose by or as if by a fortification

3

station (troops) in a fort

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fort?22

one syllable

courtshortsortportsportcttortmortthwartquartsnort

two syllables

supportreporttransportresortimportescortabortconsortdeportdistort

three syllables

teleport
Show 40 near rhymes
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Fort in a sentence

  • Imagine building a fort and watching movies, wrapped in cozy blankets.Nuel
  • I built a fort out of scavenged wood.Asif
  • The chief massed his warriors to attack the fort.unknown
  • It's a fort built to defend the town from invasion.CM
  • Please hold down the fort until we get back.CK
  • A weathered palisade still marks the boundary of the old fort.rul
  • The drawbridge is raised at nightfall to prevent monsters from reaching the fort.Auride
  • Food supplies at the fort were very low.Source_VOA

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Forms of fort

as a noun

plural
forts

as a verb

third-person singular
forts
present participle
forting
past participle
forted
past tense
forted