blockhouse
blockhouse
Definition
block·house (-ho̵us′)
noun
- Historical a strong wooden fort with a projecting second story and openings in the walls for the defenders to shoot from
- ☆ any building of squared timber or logs
- ☆ Mil. a small defensive structure of concrete
- ☆ a dome-shaped, heavily reinforced structure, with periscopes and detecting instruments, to protect observers of missile launchings, nuclear explosions, etc.
blockhouse
Synonyms
blockhouse
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- build: He was appointed Captain of Tilbury Fort, which in those days was still the Blockhouse built by Henry VIII.
- leave: This leaves the eastern blockhouse at Gravesend which was abandoned in 1553.
- take: Captions of photographs where they exist and are legible are as follows - " German blockhouse taken by 9th Siberian Regt.
Preposition: at
- foot: Flint shingle beach is banked against blockhouse at the foot of the cliff.
Adjective modifier
- rectangular: The entrance consists of a rectangular surface blockhouse on the west edge of the park approximately 10 ' X 5 ' .
- concrete: It is a two story concrete blockhouse of the standard design with both floors above ground.
- German: The remains of the massive German Blockhouses are in the northern wall.
- small: Next will be an French & Indian game, with a raid on small British held blockhouse by some angry Indians.
- windowless: This is another windowless rectangular blockhouse with a blast protected entrance.
- large: The large concrete blockhouse beside the beach probably has much to do with this.
Modifies a noun
- line: Oog Meyer with a large number of Boers had also broken South of the blockhouse line a few days before.
- housing: On one occasion, it is said that a blockhouse housing 750 women became infested with lice.
Noun used with modifier
- surface: The entrance consists of a rectangular surface blockhouse on the west edge of the park approximately 10 ' X 5 ' .
- concrete: The upper level is a surface concrete blockhouse often referred to as an ' Aztec Temple ' .
- entrance: The entrance is a small concrete entrance blockhouse in one corner of the car park.
- brick: It consists of a single story surface brick blockhouse, now partly hidden by trees and bushes.
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