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   Fort

   /fôrt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a fortified building or strategic position: "the city was guarded by a ring of forts"
   • ▪ a permanent army post.
   • ▪ a trading post.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French fort or Italian forte, from Latin fortis ‘strong’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fortlet noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • F

     4

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

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