torenfort
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈtoː.rə(n)ˌfɔrt/
noun
Definitions
- A tower fort; a fortress in the shape of a short, usually circular tower, a defence work typical of the early to mid nineteenth century.
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish toren (tower) + Dutch, Flemish fort (fortress, fort).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
fort
Gloss
fortress, fort
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eiffeltoren Dutch, Flemish
- belegeringstoren Dutch, Flemish
- bergfort Dutch, Flemish
- boortoren Dutch, Flemish
- fort Dutch, Flemish
- geschutstoren Dutch, Flemish
- kasteeltoren Dutch, Flemish
- kerktoren Dutch, Flemish
- klokkentoren Dutch, Flemish
- koeltoren Dutch, Flemish
- lichttoren Dutch, Flemish
- panoramatoren Dutch, Flemish
- schaaktoren Dutch, Flemish
- schachttoren Dutch, Flemish
- steunfort Dutch, Flemish
- toren Dutch, Flemish
- torenflat Dutch, Flemish
- torenhoog Dutch, Flemish
- torenspits Dutch, Flemish
- torenwacht Dutch, Flemish
- uitkijktoren Dutch, Flemish
- vieringtoren Dutch, Flemish
- vuurtoren Dutch, Flemish
- wachttoren Dutch, Flemish
- watertoren Dutch, Flemish
- woontoren Dutch, Flemish
- zeefort Dutch, Flemish
- torre Middle Dutch
- toring Afrikaans