blockhouse

block·house (bl

hous

)

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.

blockhouse [ˈblɒkˌhaʊs]

1. (Military / Fortifications) (formerly) a wooden fortification with ports or loopholes for defensive fire, observation, etc

2. (Military / Fortifications) a concrete structure strengthened to give protection against enemy fire, with apertures to allow defensive gunfire

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a building constructed of logs or squared timber

4. (Astronautics) a reinforced concrete building close to a rocket-launching site for protecting personnel and equipment during launching

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Noun

blockhouse - a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire

stronghold, fastness - a strongly fortified defensive structure

Translations

blockhouse [ˈblɒkhaʊs] N (blockhouses (pl)) [ˈblɒkhaʊzɪz] → blocao m

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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.

The Last of The Mohicans by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context

But the guns remained loaded, the loopholes in blockhouses and entrenchments looked out just as menacingly, and the unlimbered cannon confronted one another as before.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

To the left a group of barren islets, suggesting ruins of stone walls, towers, and blockhouses, had its foundations set in a blue sea that itself looked solid, so still and stable did it lie below my feet; even the track of light from the west- ering sun shone smoothly, without that animated glitter which tells of an imperceptible ripple.

The Secret Sharer by Conrad, Joseph View in context

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