fort

Noun
  1. A fortified military post where troops are stationed (synset 103425469)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: military post, post - military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
    specific instances: fort george g. meade, fort george gordon meade, fort meade - a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency
    same as: garrison
  2. A fortified defensive structure (synset 103390857)
    is a type of: defence, defense, defensive structure - a structure used to defend against attack
    subtypes:
    • alcazar - any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors
    • martello tower - a circular masonry fort for coastal defence
    • presidio - a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings
    • sconce - a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
    specific instances:
    • alhambra - a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages
    • bastille - a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
    • tower of london - a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels
    • machu picchu - Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century
    has: battlement, crenelation, crenellation - a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
    same as: fortress
Verb
  1. Gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense (synset 202027838)
    is a type of: assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet - collect in one place
    same as: fort up
  2. Enclose by or as if by a fortification (synset 201609126)
    is a type of: close in, enclose, inclose, shut in - surround completely
    subtypes:
    • trench - fortify by surrounding with trenches
    • embattle - fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense
    same as: fortify
  3. Station (troops) in a fort (synset 201157887)
    is a type of: place, post, send, station - assign to a station

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