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forts

noun as in stronghold

noun as in stronghold

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She kept the kids busy building little houses and forts out of empty juice cans while she played recorded classical music.

Jamshid does not see our embassies and consulates as forts, but rather as symbols of a better tomorrow.

The answers to all of the above lie, somehow, in a film in which big, furry monsters bang around a forest, build forts, and howl.

It is the custom in the English forts to make every Indian who comes to trade, a present of a clay pipe filled with tobacco.

Cannonade between forts George and Niagara, and bombardment from all the batteries.

The American commanders confined the bombardment to the forts and trenches situated to the south of the city.

The Spanish ships retired before Macnamara, and he ran under the guns of the forts of Colonia, in order to retake the place.

The forts and ships saluted; we of course did the same; and the people all dressed and went to mass, as on a holiday.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to forts, such as: camp, castle, citadel, fastness, fortification, and garrison.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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