English to Irish Meaning of fort - dún

Fort :

dún

noun

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

Fort :: dúnFortes :: fortesForts :: dúnta

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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

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

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