fort

IPA: fˈɔrt

Examples of "fort" in Sentences

Now a wall of the fort is at the left edge of the drive.
"_Geschiedene Leute scheiden fort und fort_": divorced people sever forever.
Next to this fort is a small settlement of Chinese pirates [ladroes] and fishermen.
Olo means _fort_ and Senga a _parrot_, and hence the island was called Olosenga -- the fort or refuge of parrots.
The view from the fort is the only place where you can see the three islands located off the coast at the same time.
September 8, 10 A.M., the marchers advance through the woods on Johnson's fort, when suddenly they learn that their scout has lied, -- _Johnson himself is still at the fort_.
This fort is a larger version of the more common and much smaller fortified compounds known as qala that characterize the rural zones of eastern and southern Afghanistan and the wider region.
At the same time, I have heard Germans quote the saying -- "_Geschiedene Leute scheiden fort und fort_," and object strongly to associate with anyone, however innocent, who had been connected with a matrimonial scandal.
I went to the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, once and one of the flags that flew over a fort is there with bullit holes and burn marks on it, so in some ways maybe the small stain on my grandmothers flag adds to the ambiance about it?!