| n. | 1. | (Mil.) 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. |
| Noun | 1. | fort - a fortified military post where troops are stationed Synonyms: garrison |
| 2. | fort - a fortified defensive structure Synonyms: fortress | |
| Verb | 1. | fort - gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense Synonyms: fort up |
| 2. | fort - enclose by or as if by a fortification Synonyms: fortify | |
| 3. | fort - station (troops) in a fort |