Found 3 items, similar to fort.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: fort kubu
English → English (WordNet) Definition: fort fort n 1: a fortified military post where troops are stationed [syn: garrison] 2: a fortified defensive structure [syn: fortress] fort v 1: gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense [syn: fort up] 2: enclose by or as if by a fortification [syn: fortify] 3: station (troops) in a fort
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fort 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. [1913 Webster] Detached works, depending solely on their own strength, belong to the class of works termed forts. --Farrow. [1913 Webster]