- plural of fort.
forts
Example Sentences
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“We’re still building forts, we’re just doing it at a large scale,” Josh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Even if the country was never home to the coastal forts from which the trafficking of African people was organised, many enslaved people passed through it on the way to the New World.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 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
Lizza gasped when the guns in Salem Harbor fired salutes and the cannon on the forts boomed an answer.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
