Found 2 items, similar to Redoubt.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: redoubt
redoubt
n : a forbidding stronghold [syn:
sconce]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Redoubt
Redoubt
\Re*doubt"\, v. t. [F. redouter, formerly also spelt
redoubter; fr. L. pref. re- re- + dubitare to doubt, in LL.,
to fear. See
Doubt.]
To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread. [R.]
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Redoubt
\Re*doubt"\ (r?*dout"), n. [F. redoute, fem., It.
ridotto, LL. reductus, literally, a retreat, from L. reductus
drawn back, retired, p. p. of reducere to lead or draw back;
cf. F. r['e]duit, also fr. LL. reductus. See
Reduce, and
cf.
Reduct,
R['e]duit,
Ridotto.] (Fort.)
(a) A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or
outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a
temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used
esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and
positions in hostile territory.
(b) In permanent works, an outwork placed within another
outwork. See F and i in Illust. of
Ravelin. [Written
also
redout.]
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