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redoubt Definition

re·doubt (ri do̵ut)

noun

    1. a breastwork outside a fortification, to defend approaches, etc.
    2. a breastwork within a fortification
  1. any stronghold

Etymology: Fr redoute < It ridotta < ML reductus, refuge, orig. pp. of L reducere: see reduce

redoubt Synonyms

redoubt

n.

redoubt Usage Examples

Preposition: of

rule: I met lawyers, and let's face it, Zimbabwe's judges are the last redoubt of the rule of law.

Converse of object

  • take: Taking heavy casualties the Brigade, with most of the 19th attached to it took the Great Redoubt.
  • capture: The leading battalions fought furiously to capture the Redoubt.
  • attack: She raised the morale of the local troops and they attacked the English redoubts, forcing the English to lift the siege.
  • fortify: They began an orderly retreat to their two fortified redoubts, closely followed by the Black Watch and Cameron Highlanders.
  • occupy: In May 1916, the Battalion, now with John as a member, was back at Loos and was occupying the Redoubt.
  • see: Lucan could see no redoubts nor any guns being taken away.

Adjective modifier

  • last: Up to now, films have provided the last redoubt of the myth of clean wars.
  • great: Taking heavy casualties the Brigade, with most of the 19th attached to it took the Great Redoubt.
  • German: Next up was the Lochnager crater, created when the British tunneled under the German Redoubt and detonated 60,000 lbs of explosives.

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