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blockhouse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fastness, stronghold |
Examples of blockhouse
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This is an excellent place to photograph the fenced garden, blockhouse and field.
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Scott says dignitaries and important visitors came to see Rene in the blockhouse.
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It consisted of one silo-lift launcher, blockhouse, and associated equipment.
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On Saturday afternoon we were sitting on stand-by alert in our aerodrome blockhouse.
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A solid blockhouse with battered walls occupied the centre of the enclosure.
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There's also an old blockhouse, built as protection against raiding tribes.
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The first to be taken was Fort Sandusky, a small blockhouse on the shore of Lake Erie.
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One piece of debris made a hole in a cable track, allowing smoke to enter the blockhouse.
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Arnie sat with three therapists in a tiny, windowless blockhouse at the Giddings facility.
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- A stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
- In military science, a blockhouse is a small, isolated fort in the form of a single building. It serves as a defensive strong point against any enemy that does not possess siege equipment or, in modern times, artillery. ...
- The Blockhouse is a small fort in the northern part of Central Park, in New York City, New York, and is the oldest structure standing in the park. It is located on an overlook of Manhattan schist, with a clear view of the flat surrounding areas north of Central Park. ...
- The Blockhouse is a 1973 film, based on a novel by Jean Paul Clebert. It was directed by Clive Rees and starred Peter Sellers and Charles Aznavour. It was filmed entirely in Guernsey in the Channel Islands and was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. ...
- Small square fortification, usually of timber bond overlapping arrangement of bricks in courses (flemish, dutch, french, etc.)
- A small fortified building, generally with an overhanging second story, used as a place of retreat or on the diagonal corners of stockades as a flanking device. ...
- A fort or building having loopholes to shoot from
- 1. orig. a detached fort blocking a strategical point. 2. later: An edifice constructed chiefly of timber, loopholed and embrasured for firing.
- A strongly built two-story building located at the corner of a fort. The second story is wider than the one beneath, causing it to jut out over the fort walls and making it easier to watch for enemies and fire weapons. ...
