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Definition fort in British English

fort noun

[countable] noun
/fɔː(r)t/
1

a strong building, often with a high wall around it, used by soldiers for defending a place

Example

an iron-age fort

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2

a place where an army lives or trains

Example

Fort Irwin

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Definition fort in British English