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  • 11Fort 8 — est un fort à Hoboken, un district d Anvers. Histoire Le fort est construit de 1859 jusqu à 1864. Maintenant, il y a un Sportschuur et beaucoup d associations de jeunesse. Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme …

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  • 12fort — [ fɔrt ] noun count * 1. ) a strong building, often with a high wall around it, used by soldiers for defending a place: an iron age fort 2. ) AMERICAN a place where an army lives or trains: Fort Irwin hold the fort (for someone) to take care of… …

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  • 13fort — fort, fortress, citadel, stronghold, fastness denote in common a structure or place offering resistance to a hostile force. A fort is an enclosed, fortified structure occupied by troops. A fortress is a large fort of strong construction intended… …

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  • 14Fort — Fort, n. [F., from fort strong, L. fortis; perh. akin to Skr. darh to fix, make firm, and to E. firm Cf. {Forte}, {Force}, {Fortalice}, {Comfort}, {Effort}.] (Mil.) A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by… …

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  • 15Fort — [fo:ɐ̯] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. fr. fort zu fort »stark«, dies aus lat. fortis »stark, tapfer«> abgeschlossenes, räumlich begrenztes Festungswerk …

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  • 16fort — • fort, hastigt, snabbt, skyndsamt, raskt, kvickt, snart • fort, fästning, fäste, fortifikation • fästning, kastell, borg, fort …

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  • 17fort — mid 15c., fortified place, stronghold, from M.Fr. fort, from noun use in O.Fr. of fort (adj.) strong, fortified (10c.), from L. fortis strong, mighty, firm, steadfast, from O.Latin forctus, possibly from PIE root *bheregh high, elevated, with… …

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  • 18Fort — »Festungsanlage«: Der militärische Fachausdruck wurde im 16. Jh. aus gleichbed. frz. fort entlehnt. Dies ist das substantivierte Adjektiv fort »stark, kräftig, fest«, das wie it. forte (↑ forte, ↑ {{link}}fortissimo{{/link}}) auf gleichbed. lat.… …

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  • 19fort — ► NOUN ▪ a fortified building or strategic position. ● hold the fort Cf. ↑hold the fort ORIGIN from Latin fortis strong …

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  • 20fort — fort1 [fôrt] n. [ME forte, orig. adj., strong < L fortis < OL forctus < IE base * bhereĝh , high, elevated > Sans br̥ṁhati, (it) strengthens, elevates, OHG berg, hill] 1. an enclosed place or fortified building for military defense,… …

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