REDOUBT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does redoubt mean? 

• REDOUBT (noun)
  The noun REDOUBT has 2 senses:

1. (military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses

2. an entrenched stronghold or refuge

  Familiarity information: REDOUBT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REDOUBT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("redoubt" is a kind of...):

fortification; munition (defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An entrenched stronghold or refuge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("redoubt" is a kind of...):

fastness; stronghold (a strongly fortified defensive structure)