Definition of forts Forts
/fɔˈɹts/ - [forts] -
We found 3 definitions of forts from 2 different sources.
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What does forts mean?
Wiktionary 
- forts (Noun)
Plural of fort.
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| fort - station (troops) in a fort | ||
| station, send, post, place assign to a station | ||
| fort - gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense | ||
| fort up | ||
| foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" | ||
| fort - enclose by or as if by a fortification | ||
| fortify | ||
| shut in, close in, inclose, enclose advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him" | ||
| trench dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench" | ||
| embattle prepare for battle or conflict | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fort (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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fort
A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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fort
fōrt, n. a small fortress: an outlying trading-station, as in British North America.—adj. Fort′ed (Shak.), guarded by forts. [Fr.,—L. fortis, strong.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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fort
Technically applied to an inclosed work of the higher class of field fortification; but the word is often used in military works much more loosely.
