noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
old
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He passes through it every time he rides to the old earth fort on the crest.
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The section of the base around the old fort was more agreeable than the rest.
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At the end it climbed steeply on to the high ground on which the old Roman fort had been built.
roman
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The high grey walls of the Roman fort provided a screen for these modern soldiers and their bizarre equipment.
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McManus Galleries have extensive local history displays, including valuable material from Roman fort at Carpow.
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It has two castles, a Roman fort , a giant, the Devil and a sunken town.
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At the end it climbed steeply on to the high ground on which the old Roman fort had been built.
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Cardiff Castle A Roman fort chosen as the site for a Norman castle.
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The Roman bridge connects the Roman fort at Inveresk to the harbour.
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This aerial view of Pevensey Castle shows the Roman fort together with the medieval keep and bailey in the southeast corner.
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They'd gone to see another hill, which had been a Roman fort , covered in ferns now.
■ NOUN
hill
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The early hill forts have been studied by waves of archaeologists almost as numerous as their early invaders.
■ VERB
build
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For example, one six-year-old boy I worked with built an imaginary fort in my office.
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Yet before the ashes of the council fire are cold the Great Father is building his forts among us.
hold
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Filling the breach, holding the fort , and that kind of thing.
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Junior Bryant has to hold the fort .
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The evening was to take place as planned and Faith would hold the fort at Oaklands.
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William Okay-perfect timing as ever-\#hold the fort for a second will you, Martin?
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It was Major Herriott's turn to get out of the office, having held the fort whilst his leader had been away.
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You got us into this, was my uncharitable thought, now you hold the fort while we climb out of it.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hold the fort
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The three of you will be holding the fort in the kitchen tonight.
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Filling the breach, holding the fort, and that kind of thing.
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It was Major Herriott's turn to get out of the office, having held the fort whilst his leader had been away.
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Junior Bryant has to hold the fort.
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Just the three of you going to be holding the fort tonight.
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The evening was to take place as planned and Faith would hold the fort at Oaklands.
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You got us into this, was my uncharitable thought, now you hold the fort while we climb out of it.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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soldiers from Fort Bragg
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The Civil War began when Southern troops fired on Fort Sumter.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At their reasonably cozy fort , a bell signaled daily worship.
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Delight in the remarkably sophisticated ways of the Roman Centurion and Civilian who lived in Malton's fort and vicus.
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Just the three of you going to be holding the fort tonight.
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McManus Galleries have extensive local history displays, including valuable material from Roman fort at Carpow.
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One team responsible for defence, the other had the hard task of storming the fort .
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The first scenario was the fort .
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The Roman bridge connects the Roman fort at Inveresk to the harbour.
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The small band eventually finds the fort under siege.