Blockhaus

Meaning

log cabin (a small house made from logs)

Concepts

blockhouse

log cabin

log house

ancient log storehouse

concrete-block building

log home

Synonyms

Befestigung

Festung

Fort

Blockbau

Bunker

Hochbunker

Translations

verschansing

fort

🏰

sterkte

korugan

cabane en rondins

versterking

castellum

🏰

castrum

🏰

maison pièce sur pièce

casemate

cabane

حِصْن

blokhuis

alcázar

blocao

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈblɔkˌhaʊ̯s/

Etymology

Calque of English blockhouse (early 19th century) and from (Holz-)Block (“(wooden) block”) + Haus (“house”).