Plural of fort
regular plural
The plural of fort is forts.
Forms of fort
| Singular | fort /fɔɹt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | forts |
| Countable | countable |
Forts in a sentence
- They understaffed the forts and shortchanged their new Indian trading partners.2019 [2012], David Treuer, “Chapter 1”, in Rez Life: An Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life, Atlantic Monthly Press, →ISBN. From the entry disaffected
- One, two, three Victorian military forts in the Solent—an early indication they have a thing about foreign invasion down here.2019, Isabel Waidner, We Are Made of Diamond Stuff, Dostoyevsky Wannabe Originals, page 13. From the entry Solent
- French troops, submitting to a trial by fire, drew toward the German forts, capturing and holding some machine-gun nests.1939 September 8, “Swiss Hear Heavy Guns”, in Reading Eagle, USA, retrieved 15 Jul 2012, page 8. From the entry trial by fire
- In addition to the rettori, there were castellani of the fort in the town of Chios and of fourteen other forts in the society's island.1979, Adolf M., Kaegi Hakkert (Walter E.), Byzantinische Forschungen - Volume 6, page 17. From the entry castellanus
- For two years the Easterner had been searching for his lost brother, at trading posts and Army forts all along the frontier.1950, Dorothy M. Johnson, War Shirt; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 107. From the entry frontier
Meaning of fort
- noun A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- noun Any permanent army post.
- noun An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
Questions about the plural of fort
- What is the plural of fort?
- The plural of fort is forts.
- Is fort countable?
- Fort is a countable noun.
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