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forts

forts is the plural of fort.

forts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fort.

Meaning of fort

Noun

fort (plural forts)

  1. A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
  2. Any permanent army post.
  3. (historical) An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
  4. A structure improvised from furniture, bedding, etc., for playing games.
    • The kids built a fort out of chairs and pillows.
    Synonyms:
    den

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Phrases with forts

Questions about forts

What is forts the plural of?
Forts is the plural of fort.

Words near forts in the dictionary

  1. fortresses
  2. fortressing
  3. fortresslike
  4. Fortriu
  5. Fortrose
  6. forts
  7. Fortson
  8. Fortsons
  9. fortuit
  10. fortuities
  11. fortuitism

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