fort

Named for a French fort, means ‘broken heart’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

They’d soon start building their presidio fort a few miles away, the twin foundations of Spain’s God and empire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Vibe: After a rehearsal dinner at the Palace of Versailles in France, private jets flew guests to a 16th-century fort in Italy for the actual wedding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Flushed and sweating, 31-year-old Annisa Enggracia Fidel runs back and forth to defend her fort from invaders -- hundreds of fellow adults all beating the blues by playing a nostalgic Indonesian children's game.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

I leave the fort and go down to the riverbank.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

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

“We’re still building forts, we’re just doing it at a large scale,” Josh said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

The region included extensive networks of forts, roads, and towns linked to the wider Roman Empire, facilitating movement across Europe, north Africa, and beyond.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026

By contrast, Mr. Kara provides more information about the captives’ journeys from Africa’s interior to its western coast, where European traders had constructed massive stone castles and forts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025

From its heights, West Point looked down on smaller forts on both sides of the river.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen