redoubt

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A small, temporary, military fortification.
2. A reinforced refuge; a fort.
3. A place of safety or refuge.

Verb

To fortify, to make into a stronghold.

Verb

To dread.

Verb

To doubt again.

Concepts

redoute

Synonymes

stronghold

accoutrement

armament

bastion

blockhouse

citadel

equipment

fort

fortress

garrison

hardware

sconce

block house

accouterment

redout

Traductions

reducto

reducte

ridotta

redoute

reduto

palanka

trincea

fortino

tabya

Redoute

Schanze

καταφύγιο

περιβολή

πυργίσκος

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹɪˈdaʊt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From French redoute, from Italian ridotta, from Medieval Latin reductus (“refuge”), from Latin redūcō (“I withdraw”), with spelling influenced by doubt.