English to Irish Meaning of fort - dún


Fort :
dún

daingean, dún, caisleán, meán, Ciallaíonn, thógáil, ngráinseach, siopa, cóta, seaicéad, baile

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Definitions of fort in English
Noun(1) a fortified military post where troops are stationed(2) a fortified defensive structure
Verb(1) gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense(2) enclose by or as if by a fortification(3) station (troops
Examples of fort in English
(1) There were several hundred American defenders on the earthworks and fort at Breed's Hill, with a tiny detachment down on the smaller Bunker Hill.(2) Second, we wanted the restoration of the long-abandoned and derelict Revolutionary war fort .(3) Audience members will be led through the tunnels of this abandoned military fort to encounter choreographed tableaux vivants that evoke each of the seven deadly sins.(4) The Army established the fort in 1867 to protect rail lines planned to run through the area to help move livestock.(5) This is important because as long as your hero, leader, or at least one of the company troops stays alive, they can regroup near a town, or fort and be re-supplied.(6) The mound is surmounted by an old Turkish fort .(7) What's he going to do after he builds the snow fort ?(8) The former Army coastal defense fort , built in 1942, sits in second-growth forest about two miles north of Coupeville.(9) Was this a prehistoric promontory fort , as traces might indicate?(10) After nearly half an hour, a large stone fort began to form in the horizon.(11) At the east end is a small promontory fort , probably Iron Age.(12) The park is also home to a Civil War fort with a history as intricate and unique as the waterways of the sound.(13) They aren't ready to resume their normal duties, and, in most cases, they have to continue living at the fort to receive the Army's free medical treatment.(14) A Pakistani army fort stands where the young Winston Churchill shot down rebels.(15) The ship fired a dozen shots at the ancient Spanish fort guarding the capital.(16) A garrison court-martial was identical to a regimental court-martial, but was appointed by the officer commanding a fixed post such as a fort .
Related Phrases of fort
(1) red fort ::
dearg dún
(2) hold the fort ::
shealbhú an dún
(3) snow fort ::
sneachta dún
Synonyms
Noun
1. fortress ::
fortress
2. castle ::
caisleán
3. citadel ::
Citadel
4. blockhouse ::
Blockhouse
5. stronghold ::
daingean
6. redoubt ::
Dúnchla
7. fortification ::
foirtiliú
8. bastion ::
bastion
9. fastness ::
fastness
Verb
10. fortify ::
thógáil timpeall
Different Forms
fort, forts
Word Example from TV Shows
- That's a big step.
- It's a big fort.

- That's a big step. - It's a big FORT.

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 20

What are we doing? This is a fort.
Let's sit on the floor.

What are we doing? This is a FORT. Let's sit on the floor.

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 20

Leonard, don't you wanna see
the inside of the fort?

Leonard, don't you wanna see the inside of the FORT?

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 20

...are Fort Knox, Fort Ticonderoga,
Fort Sumter...

...are Fort Knox, Fort Ticonderoga, Fort Sumter...

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 20

And that's why you're not
on a list for my tree fort.

And that's why you're not on a list for my tree FORT.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 6

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