defense vs fort

fort vs defense

defense and fort both are nouns.

defense is not a verb while fort is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defense	Yes	No	No	No
fort	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fort is a hyponym of defense; that is, fort is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defense:

defense: a structure used to defend against attack
fort: a fortified defensive structure

Other hyponyms of defense include cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise, fortification, munition, fortress, line of defence, line of defense, outwork, fastness, stronghold.

defense (noun)	fort (noun)
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies	a fortified defensive structure
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury	a fortified military post where troops are stationed
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
protection from harm
a structure used to defend against attack
the justification for some act or belief
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

defense (verb)	fort (verb)
	station (troops) in a fort
	enclose by or as if by a fortification
	gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense

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