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Fort
01
a strong building or area where soldiers stay to defend against enemies
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
forts
Examples
The soldiers defended the fort against enemy attacks.
to fort
01
to place or station soldiers in a fort for defense or strategic purposes
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
fort
3rd person singular
forts
past simple
forted
past participle
forted
Examples
The general forted his troops along the border.
02
to enclose an area with fortifications or protective structures
Examples
Engineers forted the perimeter against attack.
03
to take shelter or seek refuge in a fort or fortified place
Examples
Families forted in the stronghold during the storm.
Lexical Tree
fortify
fort
