Fort
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Fort - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
FORT, n. [L. fortis, strong.]
1. A fortified place; usually, a small fortified place; a place surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; also, any building or place fortified for security against an enemy; a castle.
2. A strong side, opposed to weak side or foible.
In other dictionaries
Read “Citadel” in the 6 dictionaries- FortressEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- CitadelInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Fortification; Fort; Fortified Cities; FortressInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- StrongholdInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- stronghold, fortification, fortress, citadelTranslation Words
Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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