fort

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fort [fort forts] BrE [fɔːt] NAmE [fɔːrt] noun
1. a building or buildings built in order to defend an area against attack
•the remains of a Roman fort
2. (NAmE)a place where soldiers live and have their training
•Fort Drum
Idiom: ↑hold the fort
See also: ↑hold down the fort

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French fort or Italian forte, from Latin fortis ‘strong’.

Example Bank:
•Government forces managed to hold the fort.
•The fort finally fell after a week of intense fighting.
•The fort was under attack for three days.
•an Iron Age hill fort
•Evidently a medieval castle had been built on the site of an Iron Age fort.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fortress, garrison, fortify, fort up