noun · Places & Buildings

fort

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The meaning (definition) of the word fort

a strong building with thick walls to keep a place safe

The word fort used in a sentence

“We visited an old stone fort with thick walls.”

Words that mean the same as fort (synonyms)

fortresscastle

How the word fort is said around the world

Frenchfort (for)
Spanishfuerte (FWEHR-teh)
Mandarin堡垒 (bow lay)
Hindiकिला (ki-LAH)
Arabicحِصْن (hisn)
Russianкрепость (KRYE-puhst)
Portuguese (EU)forte (FOR-tuh)
Portuguese (BR)forte (FOHR-chee)
Japaneseとりで (toh-ree-DEH)
GermanFestung (FEST-oong)
Urduقلعہ (KIL-ah)
Punjabiਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ (KIL-lah)
Korean요새 (yoh-SAY)
Hebrewמִבְצָר (meev-TSAHR)
Greekφρούριο (FROO-ree-oh)
Dutchfort (fort)
Tagalogkuta (KOO-tah)
Vietnamesepháo đài (fow DAI)
Turkishkale (kah-LEH)
Persianقلعه (ghah-LEH)
Polishfort (fort)
Ukrainianфорт (fort)
Bengaliদুর্গ (DOOR-goh)
Swedishfästning (FEST-ning)
Italianforte (FOR-teh)

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