1. Being and remaining ready and available for use
   "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting"
   - waiting

See also: ready

• Fort Myers
• Fort Smith
• Fort Ticonderoga
• fort up
• Fort Wayne
• Fort Worth
• Fort-Lamy
• Fortaz
• forte
• forte-piano
• fortemente
• forth
• Forth River
• forthcoming
• forthcomingness
• forthright
• forthrightly
• forthrightness
• forthwith
• forties
• fortieth
• fortification
• fortified
• fortified wine
• fortifier