📖 Definitions of "Forts"
noun
- 1
A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- 2
Any permanent army post.
- 3
An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
verb
- 1
To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Forts"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fortressnoun | A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security. |
| fortifyverb | (transitive) To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen. |
| garrisonnoun | A permanent military post. |
| fort upverb | (transitive, informal) To fortify (a place); to convert into a fort. |
| bunkersnoun | (military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks. |
| fortificationsnoun | The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy. |
| highlightsnoun | Summary of an event, such as a sporting event, focussing on the most entertaining or consequential aspects; compilation of each highlight of that event |
| immunizationsnoun | (US, uncountable) The process by which a person is safely exposed in a controlled manner to a material that is designed to prime their immune system against that material. |
| strengthsnoun | The quality or degree of being strong. |
| strongholdsnoun | A place built to withstand attack; a fortress. |
| redoubtsnoun | A place of safety or refuge. |
| citadelsnoun | A strong fortress that sits high above a city. |
| garrisonsnoun | A permanent military post. |
| bastions | a South Korean animated television series airing on SBS TV. |
| fortressesnoun | A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security. |
| palisadesnoun | A line of steep cliffs along the western bank of the Hudson River in New Jersey. |
| rampartsnoun | A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose. |
| battlementsnoun | In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement. |
| bulwarksnoun | a fence-like structure around a deck |
| castles | a video game developed by Quicksilver and published by Interplay Entertainment in 1991 and 1992. |
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