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REDOUBT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An entrenched stronghold or refuge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("redoubt" is a kind of...):
fastness; stronghold (a strongly fortified defensive structure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("redoubt" is a kind of...):
fortification; munition (defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
