ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORT
From Old French, from fort (adj) strong, from Latin fortis.
10 QUOTES WITH «FORT»
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fort.
Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.
I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out.
In this time the enemy began to undermine our fort, which was situated sixty yards from Kentucky River.
Even someone who works with me, like this girl who works with me, her name is Sue. She lives with me and holds the fort; she takes care of all these little things. She takes care of the money situation, and I would not be able to live without someone like that.
I was always dressing up as a kid in the backyard, building some sort of fort and having battles against imaginary enemies. It's often that same feeling when you're pretending for a living, but it's with bigger toys.
You put a lot of pressure on your defenders to be able to hold the fort when you go forward.
I grew up in the Cayman Islands. I didn't play video games or watch TV. I would basically come home from school, throw down my backpack, grab my machete, and go hike and chop down trees to make a fort.
My friend Jonathan had a great tree house. It was awesome. It was like a big fort up in this tall magnolia tree... That's where we would conduct our very important business, I'm sure, with all our bikes leaning up against a tree and no girls allowed, handling all sorts of important things you handle when you're seven or eight.
A clear cold morning with high wind: we caught in a trap a large gray wolf, and last night obtained in the same way a fox who had for some time infested the neighbourhood of the fort.
Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort, being without defensive works, except two block-houses.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORT»
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fort in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fort and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"Lo!" is a book with the capacity to rewire brains and sculpt new lenses for seeing the unexpected, the unexplained--and perhaps for glimpsing our own role in Fort's mystifying cosmic scheme.
David Lavender's chronicle of these men and their part in the opening of the West has been conceded a place beside the works of Parkman and Prescott.
David Sievert Lavender, 1954
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Betrayals :
Fort William Henry and the "Massacre":
Fort ...
In Betrayals, historian Ian K. Steele gives us the true story behind Cooper's famous book, bringing to life men such as British commander of Fort William Henry George Monro, English General Webb, his French counterpart Montcalm, and the ...
Ian K. Steele Professor of History University of Western Ontario, 1990
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Chardon's Journal at
Fort Clark, 1834-1839
In 1834 Francis A. Chardon, a Philadelphian of French extraction, took charge of Fort Clark, a main post of the American Fur Company on the Upper Missouri.
Francis A. Chardon, Annie Heloise Abel, 1932
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A Brief History of
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: From ...
This fascinating book by local historians Lewis and Trudy Keen, tells the story of Fort Washington that few know.
Lewis Keen, Trudy Keen, 2006
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A Brief History of
Fort Worth: Cowtown Through the Years
Join Rita Cook as she tells the fascinating story of Fort Worth's past and evolution into the urban center it is today.
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Fort Toulouse: The French Outpost at the Alabamas on the Coosa
In addition to discussing geopolitical and military affairs and diplomatic relations with Indian chiefs, Thomas describes daily life at the post and the variety of interactions between residents and visitors.
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA For action, mystery and cliff-hanging suspense, read The Hardy Boys Mystery StoriesR-featuring the thrilling adventures of America's favorite detective duo, ...
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The Complete Books of Charles
Fort
Book of the Damned, Lo!, Wild Talents, New Lands. Greatest compilation of data: flying saucers, strange disappearances, inexplicable data not recognized by science. Painstakingly documented.
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Carbine and Lance: The Story of Old
Fort Sill
Fort Sill is in the heart of the old Kiowa-Comanche Indian country in southwestern Oklahoma.
Wilbur Sturtevant Nye, 1983
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORT»
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fort is used in the context of the following news items.
Detroit's Fort St. bridge may stay shut until September
For business owners like Drana Sinistaj,who runs A & L Ham Palace on West Fort with her husband , the project couldn't be completed soon ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
Fort Drum soldiers relieved cuts were not worse
WATERTOWN — In the service for only seven months, Pvt. Joel Ceniseros was relieved to hear that Fort Drum dodged a bullet last week. «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
New Fort Worth med school more than just academic perk
Biology majors Ali Medders and Jacob Malmquist, in a research lab at TCU in Fort Worth, are part of TCU's Pre-Health Professions Institute, ... «WFAA, Jul 15»
Police Arrest Suspect in Fort Smith Killing
FORT SMITH (KFSM) – A man was shot and killed while on a run in Fort ... 6:45 a.m. Saturday on Wells Lake Road in Fort Smith, police said. «5newsonline.com, Jul 15»
Man, 24, killed in south Fort Worth shooting
A man is dead, and police were searching Saturday for the suspect who they believe shot him Friday afternoon. Cpl. Tracey Knight, a police ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
New Miss Florida USA crowned in Fort Lauderdale
Brie Gabrielle of Palm Beach was named Miss Florida USA 2016 onstage Saturday night at Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale. Gabrielle will ... «Local 10, Jul 15»
US Sen Isakson reports Fort Gordon adding small number of troops …
Unlike other military bases throughout Georgia, Fort Gordon is poised to add more troops to its active-duty force during the next few years. «Columbia County News Times, Jul 15»
Fort St. John man charged with terrorism had no links to local …
Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman said she hasn't spoken with anyone who knows Othman Ayed Hamdan, and doesn't know when he arrived ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
Overdue Fort Collins teenager found dead from apparent motorcycle …
An overdue Fort Collins motorcyclist was found dead Saturday morning by local agencies after he was reported missing Friday evening. «The Denver Channel, Jul 15»
Charles Broadwell: Fort Bragg breaks through the clouds
In conversations around town, I heard different Fort Bragg troop-cut scenarios before last week. One view was that we would come through OK, ... «Fayetteville Observer, Jul 15»
