fort

Everyday

1. A fort is a strong building or group of buildings with thick walls, built to protect soldiers and people from attack. tree →
2. A fort is a children's den or hideout made from boxes, blankets or branches. tree →
3. «Hold the fort» means look after things while someone is away. tree →

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 →
• We built a blanket fort in the living room. tree →
• The soldiers defended the fort from attack. tree →
• My friends and I made a snow fort. tree →
• Can you hold the fort while I go to the shop? tree →
• Fort William is a town in Scotland named after an old fort. tree →
• Taram-taq was left alone; he would have retired into his fort, but the prince shouted: “Whither away, accursed one? tree →

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 →
• 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 →
• 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 →

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).