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forts

NOUN

stronghold

Synonyms

WEAK

acropolis blockhouse camp castle citadel fastness fortification garrison redoubt station

NOUN

stronghold

Synonyms

STRONG

acropolis blockhouse camp castle citadel fastness fortification fortress garrison redoubt station

Example Sentences

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Long before forts, churches or written records marked this coastline, a group of travellers left Akwamufie, the historic capital of the Akwamu Kingdom.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Stretching east to west from the North Sea to the Irish Sea, Hadrian's Wall featured a series of forts and towers placed at regular intervals.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

Those who survived the hellish conditions within these forts were then forced onto ships bound for the Americas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Anti-landing spikes positioned along Kinmen's shores and old military forts facing China are grim reminders of the archipelago's past battles.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

I went back to my street corner and proceeded to waste three hours begging, not gaining so much as a thin shim for my ef- forts.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss