Fort
King James Dictionary [1]
FORT, n. L. fortis, strong.
1. A fortified place usually, a small fortified place a place surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense also, any building or place fortified for security against an enemy a castle. 2. A strong side, opposed to weak side or foible.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(n.) A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
the rendering in the A.V. of the following Heb. words: מְצָר , Metsad' (so called as a place of Lying In Wait), A Castle, esp. on a hill, Ezekiel 33:27 (elsewhere usually "stronghold"); or fem. מְצוּדָה , Metsudah', a similar kind of fastness, e.g. the Citadel of Zion. 2 Samuel 5:9 (elsewhere "fortress," etc.). מָעוֹז , Maoz (so called from its Strength), a Stronghold, fortified by nature and art, Daniel 11:19 (elsewhere usually "strength," etc.)., דָּיֵק dayek' (so called from Looking Out), a Watch-Tower, especially a scaling-tower in a siege, 2 Kings 25:1; Jeremiah 52:4; Ezekiel 4:2; Ezekiel 17:17; Ezekiel 21:22; Ezekiel 26:8. מְצוּרָה , Metsurah (so called as being Compact), A Fortification, e.g. in the siege of a city; generally for defense ("fenced city," q.v.), but also for assault, Isaiah 29:3. ֶָפל , O'Phel (q.v.), a Mount (so called from its tumulus form), Isaiah 32:14 (elsewhere "tower," "stronghold"). מַשְׂגָּב , misgab' (so called from its Height), a Refuge (as often rendered; also "tower," "defense"), Isaiah 25:13. SEE Fortification
