A fort is a fortification, a defensive military construction. [edit] Types of fortifications - Castle, fortified building
- Defensive wall, fortified wall
- Blanket fort or pillow fort, built by children
- Device Forts, England from 1539
- Hill fort, European Bronze Age / Maori / Indian
- Martello tower, British Empire 19th century
- Promontory fort, mainly Iron Age
- Star fort, 15th and 16th century Europe
- Tegart fort, Palestine from 1938
- Wagon fort, many periods and places
- Playplace, for children, also known as a play fort
[edit] People with the surname Fort - Bernard Fort (born 1954), French musician
- Charles Fort (1874-1932), journalist and researcher whose philosophy inspired the term Fortean
- Charles Fort (poet) (born 1951), American poet
- Cornelia Fort (1919-1943), American aviatrix
- De Witt Clinton Fort (1830-1868), Texan politician
- Franklin W. Fort (1880-1937), American politician
- Garrett Fort (1900-1948), American screenwriter
- George F. Fort (1809-1872), American politician
- Greenbury L. Fort 91825-1883), American politician
- Jeff Fort (born 1947), American gang leader and convicted terrorist
- John Franklin Fort (1852-1920), American politician
- M. K. Fort, Jr. (1921-1964), American mathematician
- Matthew Fort (born 1954), British food writer and critic
- Neal Fort (born 1968), American footballer
- Pavel Fořt (born 1983), Czech footballer
[edit] Other meanings - Fort (Colombo), the central business district of Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Fort (Mumbai precinct), a neighborhood in India
- Fort (band), an Australian band
- Forts (album), an album by The Boggs
- Fleet Fort, a Canadian World War II aircraft
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- RPC Fort, a Ukrainian arms manufacturer
- Fort 12, a Ukrainian semi-automatic pistol
- The Fort (Gillette Stadium), area of soccer stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
- The Fort (Morrison, Colorado), a restaurant in Morrison, Colorado, USA
- The Fort (North Lewisburg, Ohio), a house near North Lewisburg, Ohio, USA
- Fort, journal of the Fortress Study Group, academic journal on military fortification
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