fort

n. fortress, stronghold, fortified place; army base

n. part of the names of several cities in the USA (i.e. Fort Worth)

Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs. The term is derived from the Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make").
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Noun
1. a fortified military post where troops are stationed
(synonym) garrison
(hypernym) military post, post
(hyponym) Fort Meade, Fort George Gordon Meade, Fort George G. Meade
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a fortified defensive structure
(synonym) fortress
(hypernym) defensive structure, defense, defence
(hyponym) alcazar
(part-meronym) battlement, crenelation, crenellation
(derivation) fortify
Verb
1. gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
(synonym) fort up
(hypernym) meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
(derivation) fortress
2. enclose by or as if by a fortification
(synonym) fortify
(hypernym) enclose, inclose, shut in
(hyponym) trench
(derivation) fortress
3. station (troops) in a fort
(hypernym) station, post, base, send, place
(derivation) garrison

n. fort, fortress, stronghold, fortified place, army base; Fort, part of the names of several cities in the USA

adv. off, down with; from here, gone, lost, destroyed, run out

interj. begone, get out!, go away!

adv. greatly, highly, much

adj. strong, fierce; big, stout, large, heavy; loud; broad; intense; hard; great, potent, generous; heroic

n. fort, forte, suit