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1. (n.) redoubt
an independent earthwork built inside or outside a larger fortification.
Etymology: (1600–10; < F redoute, earlier
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) redoubt
(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses
2. (noun) redoubt
an entrenched stronghold or refuge
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1. (noun) redoubt
a small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and positions in hostile territory
2. (noun) redoubt
in permanent works, an outwork placed within another outwork. See F and i in Illust. of Ravelin
3. (verb) redoubt
to stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread
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