Complete Definition of "fort"

wikipedia|Fort (disambiguation)
English

Etymology
From MF. #French|fort (adjective use is of OF.).

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-fort.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)t|-��(r)t

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

  1. A fortify|fortified defensive structure stationed with troops
  2. Any permanent army post

Related terms
fortress
fortification
hold the fort

Translations
trans-top|fortified defensive structure stationed with troops
Finnish: linnake, linnoitus
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trans-top|any permanent army post
Finnish: tukikohta
Hungarian: t|hu|er�d
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ttbc|Czech: pevnost f
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ttbc|Serbian: utvr�enje n, tvr�ava f
ttbc|Slovakian: pevnosť f
ttbc|Spanish: fuerte m
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Dutch
Noun
fort n

  1. castle

French
Etymology
From L.|fr fortis, strong

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-fort.ogg|Audio (US)

w:IPA|IPA: /f��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /fOR/

Adjective
fr-infl-adj|smfort|sfforte|pmforts|pffortes|smpf��|sfpf��t|pmpf��|pfpf��t
fr-adj

  1. strong; sometimes translated as "good"

#:Arnie est fort. - "Arnie is strong."
#:hommes forts - "strong men"
#:Je suis fort en anglais - "I am good at English"

Category:French adjectives

Synonyms
ferme, grand, gros, robuste

Antonyms
faible

Adverb
fort

  1. strongly

Related terms
fortement
fortifier

Category:French adverbs


German
Adverb
fort

  1. away
  2. going on, continueing

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