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How to pronounce fort in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fortress
Type of defense, defence, defensive structure
Has types alcazar, presidio, sconce, martello tower
Derivation fortify
Type Words
Synonyms fort up
Type of gather, forgather, meet, foregather, assemble
Type Words
Synonyms garrison
Type of post, military post
Derivation fortify
Type Words
Synonyms fortify
Type of shut in, close in, inclose, enclose
Has types trench, embattle
Type Words
Type of send, station, place, post

Examples of fort

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Fort Knox continues a turnaround since it ended a 40-game losing streak in 2009.
From the kentucky.com
Fort Bend school officials said the district will terminate almost 500 teachers.
From the chron.com
Fort Funston is a dramatic swath of Pacific coastline just south of Ocean Beach.
From the sfgate.com
Fort Street Chorale performs with a professional chamber orchestra and soloists.
From the freep.com
I get out first when we come to the front of the fort office, to pay the driver.
From the theatlantic.com
Fort Meade is expected to get 5,000 more workers under base realignment in 2011.
From the washingtonpost.com
Fort Lauderdale is 28 miles north of the Port of Miami, about a 40-minute drive.
From the washingtonpost.com
Fort Lee About 70 soldiers returned to Fort Lee this week after service in Iraq.
From the inrich.com
Fort Findlay Playhouse opens Urinetown the Musical tonight for a three-week run.
From the toledoblade.com
More examples
  • Garrison: a fortified military post where troops are stationed
  • Gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
  • Fortress: a fortified defensive structure
  • Fortify: enclose by or as if by a fortification
  • Station (troops) in a fort
  • Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defence in warfare and military bases. 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").
  • Fort are a stoner/psychedelic/hard rock five-member band from the northern New South Wales coastal town of Byron Bay, Australia.
  • Fort is the central business district of the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo. It is the financial district of Colombo and the location of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the World Trade Centre of Colombo from which the CSE operates. ...
  • The New England Revolution are an American soccer club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts, that participates in Major League Soccer. The club is owned by Robert Kraft, who also owns the New England Patriots of the National Football League. ...