fort up

• Verbe à particule vieilli ou rare signifiant se retrancher ou se défendre dans une position fortifiée.

An obsolete phrasal verb meaning to take shelter or defend oneself in a fortified position.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. To fortify or secure a positioninformalamerican

   To prepare a place for defense by making it strong and secure, often by building barriers or gathering supplies.

   Fortifier une position

   • The settlers forted up in the old barn during the storm.
   • We need to fort up the cabin before the winter sets in.
   • They forted up with sandbags and supplies for the siege.

   Synonymesbarricadebatten downdefendentrenchfortifygarrisonprotectreinforcesecurestrengthen