About The Word Blockhouse
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Blockhouse
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What's The Definition Of Blockhouse?
[n] a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
Synonyms | Synonyms for Blockhouse: Related Terms | Find terms related to Blockhouse: acropolis | bastion | beachhead | box | bridgehead | bungalow | bunker | cabin | castle | chalet | citadel | cot | cote | cottage | donjon | fasthold | fastness | fort | fortress | garrison | garrison house | hold | keep | lodge | log cabin | love nest | martello | martello tower | mote | motte | peel | peel tower | pied-a-terre | pillbox | post | rath | safehold | snuggery | strong point | stronghold | tower | tower of strength | ward See Also | fastness | stronghold Blockhouse In Webster's Dictionary \Block"house`\, n. [Block + house: cf. G. blockhaus.]
1. (Mil.) An edifice or structure of heavy timbers or logs
for military defense, having its sides loopholed for
musketry, and often an upper story projecting over the
lower, or so placed upon it as to have its sides make an
angle wit the sides of the lower story, thus enabling the
defenders to fire downward, and in all directions; --
formerly much used in America and Germany.
2. A house of squared logs. [West. & South. U. S.]
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