forted

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːtɪd/

Verb

forted

1. simple past and past participle of fort

Adjective

forted (comparative more forted, superlative most forted)

1. Ensconced in or protected by a fort.
   • 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska, published 1987, page 104:

     The fort was built right in the middle of a large old field, and in it the people had been forted so long and so quietly, that they didn't apprehend any danger at all, and had, therefore, become quite careless.