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Blockhouse

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
  2. 2
    a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire wordnet
  3. 3
    A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
  4. 4
    A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper storey. dated

    "We had soon touched land in the same place as before and set to provision the blockhouse. All three made the first journey, heavily laden, and tossed our stores over the palisade."

Etymology

From block + house. Calque of German Blockhaus.

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