- a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
- any permanent army post.
- (formerly) a trading post.
- hold the fort,
- to defend one's position against attack or criticism.
- to maintain the existing state of affairs.
- fortification.
- fortified.
- a fortified enclosure, building, or position able to be defended against an enemy
- to maintain or guard something temporarily
