# forted

Pronunciation: US say "FOR-tid" /ˈfɔɹtɪd/; UK say "FAW-tid" /ˈfɔːtɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of fort. — simple past and past participle of fort
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of fort. Use it for building a fort or strong defenses in the past.
   - _The militia forted at the river crossing, raising a log stockade in two days._
   - _Once the scouts had forted on the ridge, the valley road lay under their guns._

## Adjective

2. Settled securely inside a fort, or protected by one.
   - Simple: Safe inside a fort, or kept safe by one.
   - _By the first snow, the whole settlement was forted behind a log stockade on the bluff._
   - _With the families safely forted, the scouts rode out to find the raiding party._

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