redoubt
redoubt · redoubts
редут
Redoute
A small, temporary, military fortificationA small, temporary, military fortification.
UK/ɹɪˈdaʊt/US/ɹəˈdʌʊt/
» Let them hole up in the redoubt -- our troops will pass right by.
Meaning
4 sensesA small, temporary, military fortification.
Redoute
реду́тredút
(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses
A reinforced refuge; a fort.
an entrenched stronghold or refuge
A place of safety or refuge.
(rare)The return of doubt.
Examples
1 sentencesLet them hole up in the redoubt -- our troops will pass right by.
Translations
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Origin
From French redoute, from Italian ridotta, from Medieval Latin reductus (“refuge”), from LFrom French redoute, from Italian ridotta, from Medieval Latin reductus (“refuge”), from Latin redūcō (“to withdraw”), with spelling influenced by doubt.
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