fort
71Fort — This most unusual and interesting name is of Old French origin, introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066. The surname has a number of possible interpretations; firstly, it may have developed from a nickname for a… …
72fort — n. 1) a strong fort 2) a fort falls; holds out 3) (misc.) to hold the fort ( to bear responsibility in the absence of others ) * * * [fɔːt] holds out a strong fort a fort falls (misc.) to hold the fort ( to bear responsibility in the absence of… …
73fort */ — UK [fɔː(r)t] / US [fɔrt] noun [countable] Word forms fort : singular fort plural forts 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… …
74Fort I — Ruinen der Eisenbahnbrücke Wesel bei Rheinstrom km 815 Die von Fort I gesicherte eh …
75fort — fọrt ; fort sein; fort mit ihm!; und so fort (Abkürzung usf.); in einem fort; weiter fort; immerfort …
76Fort — 1. Fort, hier sind keine Mäuse zu schwänzen. 2. Fort ist nimmer da. 3. Fort mit Schaden! Bei Verkauf und Kartenspiel besonders gebräuchlich. 4. Fort mit Schaden, sagte der Bettler, als eine Laus von seinem Kragen auf des Nachbars Mantel fiel.… …
77-fort — coffre fort extra fort pied fort porte fort …
78fort — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] forts 1) N COUNT: oft in names A fort is a strong building or a place with a wall or fence around it where soldiers can stay and be safe from the enemy. 2) PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR for n If you hold the fort for someone, or,… …
79fort — /fɔt / (say fawt) noun 1. a strong or fortified place; any armed place surrounded by defensive works and occupied by troops; a fortification; a fortress. 2. Australian History a stockade erected by settlers in unexplored territory: Fort Bourke. 3 …
80fort — I fort 1. fort sb., et, er, erne (et befæstningsanlæg) II fort 2. fort adv. (ÆLDRE fremad, videre) …
