A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
Any permanent army post.
An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
A structure improvised from furniture, bedding, etc., for playing games.
To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
An outwork. A fortification outside a castle used to split an attacking force; composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon