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noun
a fortified building or strategic position.
(要衝の地を守る)砦, 要塞(→ fortress).
a permanent army post.
｟米｠ 〖しばしばF-〗常設駐屯地, 軍事(訓練)施設
historical a trading post. so named because such stations were originally fortified.
〘米史〙 (先住民の)交易所
PHRASES
hold the fort
see hold1.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Old French fort or Italian forte, from Latin fortis ‘strong’.