redoubt
[ ri-dout ]
/ rɪˈdaʊt /
noun Fortification.
an isolated work forming a complete enclosure of any form, used to defend a prominent point.
an independent earthwork built within a permanent fortification to reinforce it.
Nearby words
redolent, redon, redondilla, redondo beach, redouble, redoubt, redoubtable, redoubted, redound, redout, redowa
Origin of redoubt
1600–10; < French redoute < Italian ridotto < Late Latin reductus a refuge, noun use of past participle of Latin redūcere to lead back; see reduce
Definition for redoubt (2 of 2)
Redoubt
[ ri-dout, ree-dout ]
/ rɪˈdaʊt, ˈri daʊt /
noun
Mount, an active volcano in S Alaska, on the Alaska Peninsula: highest peak in the Aleutian Range. 10,197 feet (3108 meters).
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redoubt
/ (rɪˈdaʊt) /
noun
an outwork or detached fieldwork defending a pass, hilltop, etc
a temporary defence work built inside a fortification as a last defensive position
Word Origin for redoubt
C17: via French from obsolete Italian ridotta, from Medieval Latin reductus shelter, from Latin redūcere to withdraw, from re- + dūcere to lead
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