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fort
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
fort
(noun)
Fort Collins
(proper noun)
Fort Knox
(proper noun)
Fort Lauderdale
(proper noun)
Fort Wayne
(proper noun)
Fort Worth
(proper noun)
hold
(verb)
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fort
/
ˈ
foɚt/
noun
plural
forts
fort
/
ˈ
foɚt/
noun
plural
forts
Learner's definition of FORT
[
count
]
:
a strong building or group of buildings where soldiers live
They captured the
fort
after a long battle.
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hold the fort
or US
hold down the fort
:
to be in charge of a place while the person who is usually in charge is away
You can stay here and
hold the fort
while I go to the store.
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