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fort bliss
nounC2
/ˌfɔːt ˈblɪs/A large U.S. Army military installation located near El Paso, Texas.
fort boise
nounLow
/fɔːt ˈbɔɪzi/A proper noun referring to one of two historical United States Army outposts (both now decommissioned) or the modern city named after them, located in the state of Idaho.
fort bragg
nounMedium (Higher in U.S. contexts, lower internationally)
/ˌfɔːt ˈbræɡ/A proper noun referring to a specific, well-known military base in the United States.
fort campbell
nounLow
/ˌfɔːt ˈkæmbəl/A specific, named United States Army installation located on the Kentucky-Tennessee border.
fort carson
nounLow
/ˌfɔːt ˈkɑːsən/A major United States Army installation located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
fort casper
nounC2
/fɔːt ˈkɑːspə/A proper noun referring to a historical U.S. military fort established in the mid-19th century in present-day Wyoming, primarily known from the period of westward expansion.
fort collins
nounRare (except in geographical, travel, and regional contexts)
/ˌfɔːt ˈkɒl.ɪnz/A city in the northern part of the U.S. state of Colorado.
fort dearborn
nounC2
/ˌfɔːt ˈdɪərbən/A historical fort established by the United States in 1803 on the Chicago River, named after Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War at the time.
fort detrick
nounVery Low
/fɔːt ˈdɛtrɪk/A United States Army installation in Maryland, historically the center of the U.S. biological weapons program and now a major biodefense research facility.
fort devens
nounLow
/ˌfɔːt ˈdɛv.ənz/A proper noun referring to a former United States Army installation in Massachusetts.
fort dix
nounC1
/ˈfɔː.tɪ.faɪ/to make something stronger, especially against attack, or to add substances to food or drink to increase nutritional value
fort dodge
nounC1-C2
/fɔːt dɒdʒ/A proper noun referring to the name of a city, primarily known as Fort Dodge, Iowa, in the United States.
fort donelson
nounLow
/ˌfɔːt ˈdɒnəlsən/A historic fort in Tennessee, USA, known for a pivotal Civil War battle (1862).
fort drum
nounLow (outside U.S. military/regional contexts)
/fɔːt drʌm/A major United States Army installation located in northern New York State, near the Canadian border.
fort duquesne
nounC2
/ˌfɔːt dʊˈkeɪn/A historical French fort built in 1754 at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers (modern-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), which was a key strategic location during the French and Indian War.
fort erie
nounLow (outside of Canadian and regional Western New York/Great Lakes contexts)
/fɔːt ˈɪəri/A historical fort and a modern town in Ontario, Canada, situated on the Niagara River, directly across from Buffalo, New York.
fort eustis
nounVery Low
/fɔːt ˈjuːstɪs/A US Army installation located in Newport News, Virginia, primarily serving as a training center and home to the Army's Transportation Corps.
fort george g. meade
nounLow
/fɔːt ˌdʒɔːdʒ ˌdʒiː ˈmiːd/The official name of a large United States Army installation located in Maryland, USA. Often referred to simply as 'Fort Meade'.
fort gordon
nounLow (Specialized/Geographic)
/fɔːt ˈɡɔːd(ə)n/A United States Army installation located near Augusta, Georgia, primarily serving as the home of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and Signal Corps.
fort henry
nounLow
/ˈfɔːt ˈhen.ri/A proper noun referring to a specific historical fortification, typically built for military defense.

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