Fort Hancock

proper noun

An unincorporated community and former fort on Sandy Hook, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community and former fort on Sandy Hook, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
    2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hudspeth County, Texas, on the Rio Grande border with Mexico.

Origin

Both places were named after Winfield Scott Hancock.

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APA

Fort Hancock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Hancock

MLA

“Fort Hancock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Hancock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fort Hancock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Hancock.

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