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# fort

noun (fort, forts)

«fort» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A fort is a strong building or group of buildings with thick walls, built to protect soldiers and people from attack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fort/#m1)
2. A fort is a children's den or hideout made from boxes, blankets or branches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fort/#m2)
3. «Hold the fort» means look after things while someone is away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fort/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history, pupils learn about Roman forts (like those along Hadrian's Wall), castles, and frontier forts in North America; forts had walls, towers, gates and ditches. In everyday play, children build blanket forts or snow forts. Safety: when building forts outdoors, do not dig into sand banks or use heavy loose wood that can fall. Phrases: hold the fort, build a fort, blanket fort, Roman fort, snow fort.

### Examples

- The Romans built forts along Hadrian's Wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fort/#x1)
- We built a blanket fort in the living room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fort/#x2)
- The soldiers defended the fort from attack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fort/#x3)
- My friends and I made a snow fort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fort/#x4)
- Can you hold the fort while I go to the shop? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fort/#x5)
- Fort William is a town in Scotland named after an old fort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fort/#x6)
- Taram-taq was left alone; he would have retired into his fort, but the prince shouted: “Whither away, accursed one? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fort/#x7)

### Note

Countable: forts. Many place names begin with «Fort» (Fort Worth, Fort William). Do not confuse with «fought» (past of fight) — similar sound in some accents — or «forte» (a strong point).

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means siege works or towers built by an attacking army against a city. In the primary lessons: In history, pupils learn about Roman forts (like those along Hadrian's Wall), castles, and frontier forts in North America; forts had walls, towers, gates and ditches. In everyday play, children build blanket forts or snow forts. Safety: when building forts outdoors, do not dig into sand banks or use heavy loose wood that can fall. Phrases: hold the fort, build a fort, blanket fort, Roman fort, snow fort.

### Examples

- Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company succour him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many souls; (Prophets EZK.17.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fort/#x1)
- and lay siege against it, and build forts against it, and cast up a mound against it; set camps also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. (Prophets EZK.4.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fort/#x2)
- He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field; and he shall make forts against thee, and cast up a mound against thee, and set up bucklers against thee. (Prophets EZK.26.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fort/#x3)

### Note

Countable: forts. Many place names begin with «Fort» (Fort Worth, Fort William). Do not confuse with «fought» (past of fight) — similar sound in some accents — or «forte» (a strong point).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fort» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fort/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fort» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fort.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «fort» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fort/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fort» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fort.html) on Mova free.