[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
forte force fortalice comfort effort 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fort
     n 1: a fortified military post where troops are stationed syn: garrison
     2: a fortified defensive structure syn: fortress
     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
see also:
garrison fortress fort up fortify 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

32 moby thesaurus words for "fort":
   acropolis, bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bunker,
   castle, citadel, donjon, fasthold, fastness, fortress, garrison,
   garrison house, hold, keep, martello, martello tower, mote, motte,
   peel, peel tower, pillbox, post, rath, redoubt, safehold,
   strong point, stronghold, tower, tower of strength, ward

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