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block⋅house

  [blok-hous]
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–noun, plural -hous⋅es  [hou-ziz] .
1. Military. a fortified structure with ports or loopholes through which defenders may direct gunfire.
2. Also called garrison house. (formerly) a building, usually of hewn timber and with a projecting upper story, having loopholes for musketry.
3. a house built of squared logs.
4. Rocketry. a structure near a launching site for rockets, generally made of heavily reinforced concrete, for housing and protecting personnel, electronic controls, and auxiliary apparatus before and during launching operations.
Origin:
1505–15; < MD blochuus, equiv. to bloc block + huus house
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block·house   (blŏk'hous')   
n.  

  1. A military fortification constructed of sturdy material, such as concrete, and designed with ports for defensive firing or observation.

  2. A heavily reinforced building used for launch operations of missiles and space launch vehicles.

  3. A fort made of squared timbers with a projecting upper story.

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