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block·house  (blkhous)
n.
1. A military fortification constructed of sturdy material, such as concrete, and designed with ports for defensive firing or observation.
2. A heavily reinforced building used for launch operations of missiles and space launch vehicles.
3. A fort made of squared timbers with a projecting upper story.
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Noun1.blockhouseblockhouse - a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
stronghold, fastness - a strongly fortified defensive structure


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After penetrating through the brush, matted as it was with briars, for a few hundred feet, he entered an open space, that surrounded a low, green hillock, which was crowned by the decayed blockhouse in question.
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