fort
English Thesaurus
1. a fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | alcazar, |
| definition | : | any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | martello tower, |
| definition | : | a circular masonry fort for coastal defence (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | presidio, |
| definition | : | a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sconce, |
| definition | : | a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | alhambra, |
| definition | : | a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | bastille, |
| definition | : | a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | tower of london, |
| definition | : | a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | machu picchu, |
| definition | : | Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | battlement, crenelation, crenellation, |
| definition | : | a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns (noun.artifact) |
2. a fortified military post where troops are stationed (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | military post, post, |
| definition | : | military installation at which a body of troops is stationed (noun.artifact) |
3. station (troops) in a fort (verb.competition)
4. enclose by or as if by a fortification (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | trench, |
| definition | : | fortify by surrounding with trenches (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | embattle, |
| definition | : | fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense (verb.possession) |
5. gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense (verb.motion)
6. a fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | fort, |
| definition | : | station (troops) in a fort (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | fort, fortify, |
| definition | : | enclose by or as if by a fortification (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | fort, fort up, |
| definition | : | gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense (verb.motion) |
7. a fortified military post where troops are stationed (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | arm, build up, fortify, gird, |
| definition | : | prepare oneself for a military confrontation (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | garrison, |
| definition | : | station (troops) in a fort or garrison (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | fort, |
| definition | : | station (troops) in a fort (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | fort, fortify, |
| definition | : | enclose by or as if by a fortification (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | fort, fort up, |
| definition | : | gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense (verb.motion) |
8. station (troops) in a fort (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | fort, fortress, |
| definition | : | a fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fort, garrison, |
| definition | : | a fortified military post where troops are stationed (noun.artifact) |
9. enclose by or as if by a fortification (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | fortification, munition, |
| definition | : | defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fort, fortress, |
| definition | : | a fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fort, garrison, |
| definition | : | a fortified military post where troops are stationed (noun.artifact) |
10. gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | fort, fortress, |
| definition | : | a fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fort, garrison, |
| definition | : | a fortified military post where troops are stationed (noun.artifact) |
11. a fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | fort, |
| definition | : | station (troops) in a fort (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | fort, fortify, |
| definition | : | enclose by or as if by a fortification (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | fort, fort up, |
| definition | : | gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense (verb.motion) |
12. a fortified military post where troops are stationed (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | arm, build up, fortify, gird, |
| definition | : | prepare oneself for a military confrontation (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | garrison, |
| definition | : | station (troops) in a fort or garrison (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | fort, |
| definition | : | station (troops) in a fort (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | fort, fortify, |
| definition | : | enclose by or as if by a fortification (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | fort, fort up, |
| definition | : | gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense (verb.motion) |
13. station (troops) in a fort (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | fort, fortress, |
| definition | : | a fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fort, garrison, |
| definition | : | a fortified military post where troops are stationed (noun.artifact) |
14. enclose by or as if by a fortification (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | fortification, munition, |
| definition | : | defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fort, fortress, |
| definition | : | a fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fort, garrison, |
| definition | : | a fortified military post where troops are stationed (noun.artifact) |
15. gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | fort, fortress, |
| definition | : | a fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fort, garrison, |
| definition | : | a fortified military post where troops are stationed (noun.artifact) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore fort in ArtiKata.com >