Synonyms for fort
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Fortress — A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops
fortress, castle, citadel, redoubt, stronghold, fortification, bulwark, rampart, motte and bailey, bastion, bunker, donjon, keep, hold, fox hole, fastness
2. Camp — any permanent army post
camp, armory US, armoury UK, watch tower, base, headquarters, arsenal, supply depot, air base
Definitions
- n. 1
A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- n. 2
Any permanent army post.
Related words
- Word family
- fortress fortification
- Phrases
- fairy fort pillow fort blanket fort snow fort star fort fort up
Forms
- Plural
- forts → fortresses, castles, citadels, redoubts…
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Fort is the common military term for a detached fortified building or enclosure of moderate size occupied or designed to be occupied by troops.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- castle Tom escaped from the castle, disguised as a woman.
- fortress The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.
- citadel What is out of the lips, is out of the citadel.
- redoubt Let them hole up in the redoubt -- our troops will pass right by.
- camp There is no cave within several miles of our camp.
- armory We'll need to stop by the armory on our way out.
By length
- 3 letters
- den1
- 4 letters
- keep1, hold1, base1, camp1
- 6 letters
- castle2, bunker2, armory3, donjon
- 7 letters
- arsenal3, citadel3, bastion2, bulwark2, rampart2, armoury, redoubt2
- 8 letters
- fortress2, garrison3, fastness2
- 10 letters
- stronghold2
- 12 letters
- headquarters3
- 13 letters
- fortification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (castle2 = 2 syllables).