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redoubt

/rɪˈdaʊt/

redoubtnoun

redoubts

/rɪˈdaʊt/

Translations

The soldiers took cover in the redoubt during the battle.

Солдаты укрылись в редуте во время битвы.

Definitions

A small, often temporary, defensive fortification or earthwork.

The soldiers took cover in the redoubt as the enemy forces advanced.

A place of refuge or defense.

The old castle served as a redoubt for the villagers during the invasion.

Synonyms

redoubtadjective

/rɪˈdaʊt/

Used attributively before nouns in military contexts: e.g., 'redoubt line', 'redoubt defenses'. Relational, non-gradable.

Definitions

Relating to or resembling a redoubt; used before a noun to denote something associated with a defensive fortification.

Engineers laid out a redoubt trench system to protect the headquarters.