Fort

Noun

 * 1) A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops
 * 2) Any permanent army post

Related terms

 * fortress
 * fortification
 * hold the fort

Thesaurus
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

Etymology
From fort: (adjective use is of ).

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: fort
 * German: ,
 * Hindi: किला
 * Hungarian: erőd
 * Indonesian:


 * Irish: ,
 * Old English: fæsten
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovak:
 * Telugu: కోట (kOTa)
 * Welsh: amddiffynfa


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:


 * Polish:


 * : utvrđenje, tvrđava


 * : fuerte

Anagrams

 * frot

Etymology
From fortis:.

Adjective

 * 1) strong forceful, powerful
 * 2) strong durable, resistant
 * 3) strong potent, having a high degree of intensity

Adverb

 * 1) strongly

Interjection

 * 1) Expressing approval of a punishment or misfortune suffered by another.

Noun

 * 1) A strong person.
 * 2) strength the strongest part of something
 * 3) A fort or other defensive construction.

Noun
fort


 * 1) castle

Anagrams

 * trof

Etymology
From fortis, strong

Adjective

 * 1) strong; powerful
 * Arnie est fort. - "Arnie is strong."
 * hommes forts - "strong men"
 * 1)  skilled, proficient, successful, sometimes translated "good" (often used in reference to academic subjects)
 * Je suis fort en anglais - "I am good at English"

Synonyms

 * ferme, grand, gros, robuste

Antonyms

 * faible

Adverb

 * 1) strongly

Related terms

 * fortement
 * fortifier

Adverb

 * 1) away
 * 2) going on, continuing

Related terms

 * Fortschritt

Etymology
fortis:

Adjective

 * 1) strong

Adverb

 * 1) strongly

Pronoun

 * on us
 * on us

Descendants

 * Irish:
 * Manx:
 * Scottish Gaelic:

Etymology
Ultimately from fortis:.

Noun

 * 1) fortress (fortified place)

Synonyms

 * barbakan
 * koszary
 * twierdza

Etymology 1
Attested since 1609 according to Nationalencyklopedins Ordbok, from Low German fort ("away; further; forward"). Related to för ("fore"), före, ("before") and forsla ("transport; carry; haul").

Adverb

 * 1) quickly/quick, fast

Etymology 2
Attested since 1651 according to ''Nationalencyklopedins Ordbok'. From the French fort with the same meaning.

Noun

 * 1) a fort

Related terms

 * fortifiera
 * fortifikation