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fort(2) (iou)



fort noun. See also FORTE noun1. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or Italian forte, use as noun of fort, forte strong: see FORT adjective.]
I.
Military. A building or place fortified for defensive or protective purposes, usu. surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, and garrisoned with soldiers; fig. a strong position, a stronghold. LME.
hold the fort act as temporary substitute, cope with an emergency.
Hist. A trading-station (orig. fortified). N. Amer. L18.
II. See FORTE noun1