fort
Defensive military structure
A fort is a fortified military structure built for defense, typically with thick walls, strategic positioning, and provisions for withstanding attack.
The word extends to any stronghold or refuge: The kids built a fort out of couch cushions.
To hold down the fort is to maintain operations while others are away.
Fortified defensive wall
- bastionFortified defensive position
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- parapetLow wall at edge
- stockadeFence of sharpened stakes
palisade · barricade · entrenchment · earthwork · redoubt · bunker · blockhouse · casemate
Vertical enclosing structures
- towersTall vertical structures
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- gatehouseStructure over an entrance
- drawbridgeHinged castle entrance span
moat · turret · battlement · barbican · glacis · berm · merlon · crenel
Stationed military force
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
cavalry · infantry · artillery · outpost · encampment · quarters · armory · stockade
Violent offensive act
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- blockadeSealing off a place
- breachBreaking of agreement
- stormingAttacking with force
catapult · escalade · sappers · trenches · surrender · capitulation · starvation · defense
Decayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
landmark · monument · artifact · colonial · frontier · settlers · pioneers · territory
rampart
Fortified defensive wall
- bastionFortified defensive position
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- parapetLow wall at edge
stockade · palisade · barricade · entrenchment · earthwork · redoubt · bunker · blockhouse · casemate · emplacement
walls
Vertical enclosing structures
drawbridge · moat · turret · battlement · barbican · glacis · berm · merlon · crenel · parapet
garrison
Stationed military force
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
soldiers · cavalry · infantry · artillery · outpost · encampment · quarters · armory · stockade · guardroom
assault
Violent offensive act
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- blockadeSealing off a place
- breachBreaking of agreement
storming · catapult · escalade · sappers · trenches · surrender · capitulation · starvation · defense · resistance
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- excavationAct of unearthing
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
heritage · landmark · monument · artifact · colonial · frontier · settlers · pioneers · territory · expedition
climbing
Ascending by physical effort
backyard · treehouse · hideout · clubhouse · adventure · pretend
- kids playplaytime, playing, board games, blocks, card games
- sightseeinglandmarks, tourist attraction, attractions, landmark, city tours
- word ladder wordshead, tail, lead, gold, cold
- Adjectifsgrand, petit, beau, nouveau, long
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
Area barring armed forces
neutral territory · siege tower · battering ram · attack position · forward operating base
fortopen field
Unenclosed outdoor space
no man's land · killing field · open terrain · sitting duck · clearing
fortopen plain
Broad, unobstructed flat terrain
clearing · breach · gap · open ground · commons
- too close for comfortProximity causing anxiety
- hold the fortAssume temporary responsibility
- hold down the fortMaintain responsibility temporarily
- man the fortMaintain operations temporarily
- Fort BraggMajor Army installation, Carolina
- blanket fortImprovised fabric playhouse
comfort, effort, comfortable, fortress, comforting, reinforce, discomfort, uncomfortable, fortify