Fort vs. Watchtower — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fort and Watchtower
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Fort
A fortified building or strategic position
The city was guarded by a ring of forts
Watchtower
A watchtower or watch tower is a type of fortification used in many parts of the world. It differs from a regular tower in that its primary use is military and from a turret in that it is usually a freestanding structure.
Fort
A fortified place or position for the stationing of troops.
Watchtower
An observation tower on which a guard or lookout is stationed to keep watch, as for enemies, for forest fires, or over prisoners.
Fort
A permanent army post.
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Watchtower
An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.
Fort
A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
Watchtower
A tower in which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies, the approach of danger, or the like.
Fort
Any permanent army post.
Watchtower
An observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies
Fort
(historical) An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
Fort
A structure improvised from furniture, bedding, etc., for playing games.
The kids built a fort out of chairs and pillows.
Fort
To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
Fort
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.
Detached works, depending solely on their own strength, belong to the class of works termed forts.
Fort
A fortified military post where troops are stationed
Fort
A fortified defensive structure
Fort
Gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
Fort
Enclose by or as if by a fortification
Fort
Station (troops) in a fort
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