blockhouse
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈblɑːkˌhaʊs/
:
fortaleza
- The soldiers took refuge in a sturdy blockhouse designed to withstand attacks.
Examples
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51 Fort Morrow had three blockhouses as well as a surrounding palisade for Bond to examine.
Academic text (2011) -
A narrow window looked out on the roadway, where she saw rows of blockhouses across the street.
Fiction book (2001) -
Oh, that is the old blockhouse wall.
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"I'm in the blockhouse," Reason said.
Fiction book (1991) -
Sir, in my opinion we need more guards at the blockhouse or the French prisoners are going to escape.
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Kaunitz was a prisoner in our blockhouse.
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Evict the schoolmaster and convert his home into a blockhouse.
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Today, the ruins of the barracks and two blockhouses—the only structures on the island—still remain.
Blog text (5) -
Rifle pits, foxholes, antitank guns... ... machine guns, blockhouses, pillboxes, and earth-covered structures.
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The claim identified barracks for the officers and soldiers, two blockhouses, corn cribs, storage houses, a forge, and stables for 103 horses.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
5
4.9
A small building at an entrance where guards stay and sometimes keep prisoners
1
3.9
A building or wall built to protect a place from attack
How Fortified
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blockhouse comes from the two words block ('solid piece') and house ('home'). So a blockhouse is like a small, very strong house built like one solid block to protect people, which is why it means a sturdy building for defense.