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BLOCKHOUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blockhouse mean?
• BLOCKHOUSE (noun)
The noun BLOCKHOUSE has 1 sense:
1. a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
Familiarity information: BLOCKHOUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("blockhouse" is a kind of...):
fastness; stronghold (a strongly fortified defensive structure)
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