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Definition of Redoubt
1. Noun. (military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses.
Generic synonyms: Fortification, Munition
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
2. Noun. An entrenched stronghold or refuge.
Definition of Redoubt
1. n. A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and positions in hostile territory.
2. v. t. To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread.
Definition of Redoubt
1. Noun. A small, temporary, military fortification. ¹
2. Noun. A reinforced refuge; a fort. ¹
3. Noun. A place of safety or refuge. ¹
4. Verb. (archaic) To dread. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Redoubt
1. an enclosed fortification [n -S]