"fort" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɔɹt/ [General-American], /fɔːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fo(ː)ɹt/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /foət/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-fort.ogg [US] Forms: forts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”) (adjective use is from Old French). Doublet of fortis and forte. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰerǵʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|fort}} Middle English fort, {{der|en|frm|fort|gloss=strong}} Middle French fort (“strong”), {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{doublet|en|fortis|forte}} Doublet of fortis and forte Head templates: {{en-noun}} fort (plural forts)
  1. A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops. Categories (topical): Buildings Translations (fortified defensive structure stationed with troops): φρούριον (phroúrion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), ὀχύρωμα (okhúrōma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), قَلْعَة (qalʕa) [feminine] (Arabic), حِصْن (ḥiṣn) [masculine] (Arabic), хъала (qxala) (Avar), форт (fort) [masculine] (Belarusian), কেল্লা (kella) (Bengali), форт (fort) [masculine] (Bulgarian), fort [masculine] (Catalan), гӏала (ğala) (Chechen), 要塞 (yàosài) (Chinese Mandarin), 碉堡 (diāobǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 城堡 (chéngbǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 堡壘 (Chinese Mandarin), 堡垒 (bǎolěi) (Chinese Mandarin), 炮臺 (Chinese Mandarin), 炮台 (pàotái) (Chinese Mandarin), forte (Cimbrian), pevnost [feminine] (Czech), fort [neuter] (Danish), fort [neuter] (Dutch), vesting [feminine] (Dutch), linnake (Finnish), linnoitus (Finnish), fort [masculine] (French), forte [masculine] (Galician), ციხესიმაგრე (cixesimagre) (Georgian), Festung [feminine] (German), Fort [neuter] (German), biintengi (Gorontalo), 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐍃 (baurgs) [feminine] (Gothic), क़िला (qilā) [masculine] (Hindi), कोट (koṭ) [masculine] (Hindi), erőd (Hungarian), virki [neuter] (Icelandic), vígi [neuter] (Icelandic), benteng (Indonesian), dún [masculine] (Irish), daingean [masculine] (Irish), forte [masculine] (Italian), fortezza [feminine] (Italian), fortilizio [masculine] (Italian), fortino [masculine] (Italian), bicocca [feminine] (Italian), piazzaforte [feminine] (Italian), ridotta [feminine] (Italian), 要塞 (yōsai) (alt: ようさい) (Japanese), bètèng (Javanese), បន្ទាយ (bɑɑbɑntiəy) (Khmer), 요새 (yosae) (Korean), castrum [neuter] (Latin), forts [masculine] (Latvian), къеле (q̄ele) (Lezgi), fortas [masculine] (Lithuanian), apaapatū (Maori), fort [Guernsey, Jersey, masculine] (Norman), festning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), fort [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), festning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), fort [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), fæsten (Old English), حصار (hisar) (Ottoman Turkish), دژ (dež) (Persian), fort [masculine] (Polish), forte (Portuguese), форт (fort) [masculine] (Russian), daingneach [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), pevnosť [feminine] (Slovak), fuerte [masculine] (Spanish), fortaleza [feminine] (Spanish), fäste [neuter] (Swedish), fort [neuter] (Swedish), కోట (kōṭa) (Telugu), kale (Turkish), korugan (Turkish), форт (fort) [masculine] (Ukrainian), pháo đài (Vietnamese), amddiffynfa [feminine] (Welsh), caer [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-fort-en-noun-B0r6UVuP Disambiguation of Buildings: 45 11 11 13 21 Synonyms (fortified defensive structure): bastion, bulwark, bunker, castle, citadel, donjon, fortification, fortress, foxhole, keep, motte and bailey, rampart, stronghold Disambiguation of 'fortified defensive structure': 65 2 4 29 Disambiguation of 'fortified defensive structure stationed with troops': 80 1 2 16
  2. Any permanent army post. Synonyms (permanent army post): air base, armory, arsenal, base, camp, headquarters, supply depot, watchtower Translations (any permanent army post): tukikohta (Finnish), Stützpunkt [masculine] (German), erőd (Hungarian), fort [masculine] (Polish), caer [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-fort-en-noun-Spwd4eOH Disambiguation of 'permanent army post': 5 87 5 3 Disambiguation of 'any permanent army post': 1 93 4 2
  3. (historical) An outlying trading-station, as in British North America. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-fort-en-noun-XebOubU4
  4. A structure improvised from furniture, bedding, etc., for playing games. Synonyms: den
    Sense id: en-fort-en-noun-QtYNwzBI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fortress, fortification, hold the fort

Verb

IPA: /fɔɹt/ [General-American], /fɔːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fo(ː)ɹt/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /foət/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-fort.ogg [US] Forms: forts [present, singular, third-person], forting [participle, present], forted [participle, past], forted [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”) (adjective use is from Old French). Doublet of fortis and forte. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰerǵʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|fort}} Middle English fort, {{der|en|frm|fort|gloss=strong}} Middle French fort (“strong”), {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{doublet|en|fortis|forte}} Doublet of fortis and forte Head templates: {{en-verb}} fort (third-person singular simple present forts, present participle forting, simple past and past participle forted)
  1. To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
    Sense id: en-fort-en-verb-3hpZD677 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 18 19 7 36

Inflected forms

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          "word": "要塞"
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          "roman": "diāobǎo",
          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
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          "roman": "chéngbǎo",
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          "word": "堡壘"
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          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
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          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "cixesimagre",
          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
          "word": "ციხესიმაგრე"
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          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
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          "word": "Festung"
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          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "baurgs",
          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
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          "word": "𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐍃"
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          "roman": "phroúrion",
          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
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          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "okhúrōma",
          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
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          "word": "ὀχύρωμα"
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          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "qilā",
          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "क़िला"
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          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "koṭ",
          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
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          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
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          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
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          "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
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      "word": "fortification"
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    {
      "word": "hold the fort"
    }
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      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
      "word": "bastion"
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    {
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
      "word": "bulwark"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
      "word": "castle"
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    {
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
      "word": "citadel"
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    {
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
      "word": "donjon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
      "word": "fortification"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
      "word": "fortress"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
      "word": "foxhole"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
      "word": "keep"
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    {
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
      "word": "motte and bailey"
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    {
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
      "word": "rampart"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure",
      "word": "stronghold"
    },
    {
      "sense": "permanent army post",
      "word": "air base"
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    {
      "sense": "permanent army post",
      "word": "armory"
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    {
      "sense": "permanent army post",
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      "sense": "permanent army post",
      "word": "base"
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    {
      "sense": "permanent army post",
      "word": "camp"
    },
    {
      "sense": "permanent army post",
      "word": "headquarters"
    },
    {
      "sense": "permanent army post",
      "word": "supply depot"
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      "sense": "permanent army post",
      "word": "watchtower"
    }
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qalʕa",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "قَلْعَة"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥiṣn",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "حِصْن"
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      "code": "av",
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      "roman": "qxala",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "хъала"
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      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "форт"
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    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "kella",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "কেল্লা"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "fort",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "форт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fort"
    },
    {
      "code": "ce",
      "lang": "Chechen",
      "roman": "ğala",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "гӏала"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yàosài",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "要塞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "diāobǎo",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "碉堡"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chéngbǎo",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "城堡"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "堡壘"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bǎolěi",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "堡垒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "炮臺"
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    {
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      "roman": "pàotái",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "炮台"
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      "code": "cim",
      "lang": "Cimbrian",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "forte"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pevnost"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fort"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fort"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vesting"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "linnake"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "linnoitus"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "fort"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "cixesimagre",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "ციხესიმაგრე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Festung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Fort"
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    {
      "code": "gor",
      "lang": "Gorontalo",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "biintengi"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "baurgs",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "phroúrion",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "φρούριον"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "okhúrōma",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ὀχύρωμα"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "qilā",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "क़िला"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "koṭ",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "कोट"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "erőd"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "virki"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vígi"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "benteng"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dún"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "daingean"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forte"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fortezza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fortilizio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fortino"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bicocca"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piazzaforte"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ridotta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ようさい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yōsai",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "要塞"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "bètèng"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "bɑɑbɑntiəy",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "បន្ទាយ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yosae",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "요새"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "castrum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forts"
    },
    {
      "code": "lez",
      "lang": "Lezgi",
      "roman": "q̄ele",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "къеле"
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    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fortas"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "apaapatū"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
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      "tags": [
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        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fort"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "festning"
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    {
      "code": "nb",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "nn",
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "festning"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "fæsten"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "hisar",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "حصار"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "dež",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "دژ"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fort"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "forte"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fort",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "форт"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "daingneach"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pevnosť"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fuerte"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fortaleza"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fäste"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "fort"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kōṭa",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "కోట"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "kale"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "korugan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "fort",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "форт"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "word": "pháo đài"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amddiffynfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "fortified defensive structure stationed with troops",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any permanent army post",
      "word": "tukikohta"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any permanent army post",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stützpunkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "any permanent army post",
      "word": "erőd"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "any permanent army post",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fort"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "any permanent army post",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "caer"
    }
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Fort (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "fort"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of fortis and forte",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”) (adjective use is from Old French). Doublet of fortis and forte.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forts",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fort (third-person singular simple present forts, present participle forting, simple past and past participle forted)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔɹt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔːt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fo(ː)ɹt/",
      "note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/foət/",
      "note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)t"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "forte (one pronunciation)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "fought (non-rhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-fort.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0d/En-us-fort.ogg/En-us-fort.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/En-us-fort.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Fort (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "fort"
}

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