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Fort knox

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A United States Army base located in Kentucky, United States.
  2. 2
    The United States Bullion Depository, a vault where gold reserves are stored.
Noun
  1. 1
    A place which is very difficult to get into. idiomatic

    "After the security upgrades, the facility was essentially Fort Knox."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after Henry Knox, the Continental Army's chief of artillery during the American Revolution and the first United States Secretary of War.

Etymology 2

Named after Henry Knox, the Continental Army's chief of artillery during the American Revolution and the first United States Secretary of War.

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