FORTS Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word forts. (close relations)
Definition of FORTS
fort
Best Alternative Words for FORTS
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bulwarks | nounn | |||||||
noun • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes • a fencelike structure around a deck • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away verb • defend with a bulwark | ||||||||
castles | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large and stately mansion • a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack • (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard • interchanging the positions of the king and a rook verb • move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king | ||||||||
citadels | nounn | |||||||
noun • a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle | ||||||||
defenses | nounn | |||||||
noun • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies • the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 • protection from harm • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring • the justification for some act or belief • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack • a structure used to defend against attack • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him • the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | ||||||||
fortifications | nounn | |||||||
noun • defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it • the art or science of strengthening defenses • the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food) | ||||||||
garrisons | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fortified military post where troops are stationed • United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879) • the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place verb • station (troops) in a fort or garrison | ||||||||
strongholds | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strongly fortified defensive structure | ||||||||
fortress | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fortified defensive structure | ||||||||
armory | nounn | |||||||
noun • a collection of resources • all the weapons and equipment that a country has • a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms • a place where arms are manufactured | ||||||||
arsenal | nounn | |||||||
noun • all the weapons and equipment that a country has • a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms • a place where arms are manufactured | ||||||||
base | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • installation from which a military force initiates operations • a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries • lowest support of a structure • a place that the runner must touch before scoring • the bottom or lowest part • (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment • a lower limit • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained • a support or foundation • a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) • any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water • the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed • the most important or necessary part of something • (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place • the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area • the principal ingredient of a mixture • a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit • (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector adjective satellite • serving as or forming a base • of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) • (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal • not adhering to ethical or moral principles • having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality • illegitimate • debased; not genuine verb • use as a basis for; found on • situate as a center of operations • use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes | ||||||||
bastion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group that defends a principle • a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle • projecting part of a rampart or other fortification | ||||||||
bulwark | nounn | |||||||
noun • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes • a fencelike structure around a deck • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away verb • defend with a bulwark | ||||||||
bunker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hazard on a golf course • a large container for storing fuel • a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground verb • hit a golf ball into a bunker • fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil • transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse | ||||||||
camp | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers • a group of people living together in a camp • temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers • an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose • a penal institution (often for forced labor) • something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality • shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs • a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months adjective satellite • providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities verb • live in or as if in a tent • establish or set up a camp • give an artificially banal or sexual quality to | ||||||||
castle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large and stately mansion • a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack • (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard • interchanging the positions of the king and a rook verb • move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king | ||||||||
citadel | nounn | |||||||
noun • a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle | ||||||||
donjon | nounn | |||||||
noun • the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress | ||||||||
fortification | nounn | |||||||
noun • defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it • the art or science of strengthening defenses • the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food) | ||||||||
fortify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make strong or stronger • enclose by or as if by a fortification • prepare oneself for a military confrontation • add nutrients to • add alcohol to (beverages) | ||||||||