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fort stewart
nounLow
/fɔːt ˈstjuːət/The name of a major United States Army installation located in Georgia, USA.
fort sumter
nounlow
/ˌfɔːt ˈsʌm.tə/A sea fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, USA, historically significant as the location of the first military engagement of the American Civil War in April 1861.
fort thomas
nounLow (Proper noun, geographically specific)
/ˌfɔːt ˈtɒm.əs/A placename referring to a city in Kentucky, USA, originally a 19th-century military post named for General George Henry Thomas.
fort walton beach
nounMedium-low (Proper noun; common in regional/travel contexts)
/ˌfɔːt ˈwɔːl.tən ˈbiːtʃ/A city and popular tourist destination on the Emerald Coast in northwestern Florida, USA, known for its white-sand beaches on the Gulf of Mexico.
fort wayne
nounLow
/ˌfɔːt ˈweɪn/A city in northeastern Indiana, United States, named after American Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne.
fort william
nounC1
/ˌfɔːt ˈwɪljəm/A place name referring primarily to a town in the Scottish Highlands at the southern end of the Great Glen, historically a British military fort and now a major tourist gateway to Ben Nevis.
fort worth
nounLow
/ˌfɔːt ˈwɜːθ/A major city in the U.S. state of Texas, known historically as a cattle and rail hub.
fort-de-france
nounLow
/ˌfɔː də ˈfrɒ̃s/The capital city and main port of the French overseas department and region of Martinique in the Caribbean.
fortaleza
nounLow
/ˌfɔː.təˈleɪ.zə/A fortified place; a fortress or stronghold.
fortalice
nounVery Rare
/ˈfɔː.tə.lɪs/A small fort, tower, or outwork of a fortification.
fortas
nounNot found in frequency lists.
/ˈfɔː.tæs/A word with no standard English meaning; appears to be a misspelling or non-standard variant.
forte
nounB2
For 'talent': /fɔːt/. For 'music': /ˈfɔː.teɪ/A person's strong point, special talent, or the area in which they most excel.
forte-piano
adjectivenounLow
/ˌfɔːteɪ ˈpjɑːnəʊ/A musical instruction meaning to play a note or chord loudly then immediately softly.
fortepiano
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
/ˌfɔːtɪpɪˈænəʊ/An early form of the piano, popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with a lighter frame and more delicate sound than a modern piano.
forthcoming
adjectivenounB2
/ˌfɔːθˈkʌm.ɪŋ/About to happen or appear in the near future.
forthright
adjectiveadverbnounC1/C2
/ˌfɔːθˈraɪt/Direct and straightforward in manner or speech; honest and frank.
fortieth
adjectivenounB1
/ˈfɔː.ti.əθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number forty; position number 40 in a sequence.
fortification
nounC1
/ˌfɔː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/A defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.
fortification agate
nounVery Low
/ˌfɔː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən ˈæɡ.ət/A variety of banded chalcedony (quartz mineral) characterized by angular, fortress-like patterns in cross-section.
fortified
adjectiveverbC1
/ˈfɔː.tɪ.faɪd/Strengthened or reinforced physically, often with defensive structures.

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