fort

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsfort up

   Broadermeet
2. 2.

   enclose by or as if by a fortification

   Synonymsfortify

   Broaderenclose

   Narrowertrenchembattle
3. 3.

   station (troops) in a fort

   Broaderstation

1. 1.

   a fortified military post where troops are stationed

   Synonymsgarrison

   Broadermilitary post

   NarrowerFort Meade

   military

2. 2.

   a fortified defensive structure

   Synonymsfortress

   Broaderdefensive structure

   NarroweralcazarAlhambraBastillemartello towerpresidiosconceTower of LondonMachu Picchu

   Partsbattlement

Other forms of fort

plural

forts·

past tense

forted·

present participle

forting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fort

What does fort mean?

fort means "gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fort?

fort has 1 syllable: fort. In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹt/.

What is another word for fort?

Close synonyms include fort up, fortify, garrison, fortress. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fort a common word?

fort is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.