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n. 1. a fortified building or strategic position, that serves as an encampment and base for military forces. A fort may be as simple as a primitive log stockade or as complex as a large, sprawling collection of barracks, armories, training areas, and supporting facilities.

2. a permanent army post.

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A defensive work, exclusively military in nature, that is strengthened for protection against enemy attack and commonly incorporates a series of bastions (i.e., projections from the outer wall of the fort) to defend the adjacent perimeter; usually occupied by troops. See bastion, battlement, breastwork, casemate, embrasure, loophole, rampart.

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(fortlet/fortress) [MC]

A military construction that combines accommodation for troops, their transport, and their equipment with a defensible stronghold. In general, the design of a fort will reflect the style of warfare anticipated, and the kind of defence that might be mounted. Amongst the most widespread set of forts known through archaeological investigation are those built by the Roman army. Indeed, these provided models for later armies to copy and adapt. Roman forts were either temporary (also called marching camps), built of earth and wood with tents rather than buildings, or permanent/long-term, in which case they were built in stone and wood with considerable investment in the fortifications, infrastructure, and accommodation. Those used by cavalry units would have an annexe for stabling the horses if there was insufficient room within the main fort. The basic layout of Roman forts followed set patterns and all were built to the so-called ‘playing-card’ shape. Three main sizes can be recognized: fortlets of less than 1ha; forts of between 1ha and 4ha to accommodate between 500 and 1000 troops; and fortresses which generally cover between 17ha and 20ha and were designed to accommodate a whole legion. The Roman term for a fort is castellum.

IN BRIEF: A place or position that is hard to break into and stationed with troops.

The hid in the fort as the enemy approached.

Tutor's tip: The professor's "forte" (what one does best) is lecturing about the single battle that was "fought" (past tense of fight) at the "fort" (a stronghold, a fortress) that was "forty" (40) miles from the college.

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Forts represent safety and protection. Perhaps the dreamer needs a fortress against worldly invasion, or perhaps the dreamer is deliberately erecting barriers against life.

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For a list of words related to fort, see:

• War Machinery and War Zones - fort: fortified structure occupied by troops, often surrounded by ditch, moat, rampart, or parapet

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fort

idioms:

• hold the fort    holde skansen

Nederlands (Dutch)
fort, (versterkte) handelsnederzetting, permanente legerbasis

Français (French)
n. - forteresse

idioms:

• hold the fort    garder la maison, tenir la boutique (en l'absence des chefs)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fort

idioms:

• hold the fort    die Stellung halten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φρούριο, οχυρό, κάστρο

idioms:

• hold the fort    (καθομ.) επιτηρώ κατά την απουσία (των αφεντικών κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
forte

idioms:

• hold the fort    tenere duro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - forte (m) (construção)

idioms:

• hold the fort    agüentar firmemente

Русский (Russian)
форт

idioms:

• hold the fort    быть на посту

Español (Spanish)
n. - fortaleza, fuerte

idioms:

• hold the fort    quedarse vigilando

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fort, handelsplats
abbr. - (fort.) fortification, fortified

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
堡垒, 要塞, 易货站

idioms:

• hold the fort    坚守阵地, 坚持立场, 坚守岗位, 代为处理日常紧急事物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 堡壘, 要塞, 易貨站

idioms:

• hold the fort    堅守陣地, 堅持立場, 堅守崗位, 代為處理日常緊急事物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 요새, 교역시장, 상설 육군 주둔지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 砦, 駐屯地

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حصن (اختصار) مختصر fortress: قلعه حصينه, اسبوعين fortnight‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מבצר, מעוז‬

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