blockhouse
Military. a fortified structure with ports or loopholes through which defenders may direct gunfire.
Also called garrison house. (formerly) a building, usually of hewn timber and with a projecting upper story, having loopholes for musketry.
a house built of squared logs.
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 of blockhouse
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Stock Exchange. a firm that specializes in block trades.
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How to use blockhouse in a sentence
Rigg pointed out a blockhouse on the bluff overlooking the beach, saying they could expect menacing fire from that area.
The Story of the American Journalists Who Landed on D-Day | Timothy M. Gay | June 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMuch of the enemy firing, Liebling surmised, seemed to be coming from the blockhouse on the right that Rigg had singled out.
The Story of the American Journalists Who Landed on D-Day | Timothy M. Gay | June 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThere seemed to be a blockhouse on shore, and a kind of earthwork, near which was a flagstaff, but no flag was exhibited.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellThe sunset rays pouring through the ports on the west side of the blockhouse slowly faded, leaving the main room dark.
Shaman | Robert SheaAll together they ran at the blockhouse door, the glowing, smoking tip of the log in the forefront.
Shaman | Robert Shea
British Dictionary definitions for blockhouse
/ (ˈblɒkˌhaʊs) /
(formerly) a wooden fortification with ports or loopholes for defensive fire, observation, etc
a concrete structure strengthened to give protection against enemy fire, with apertures to allow defensive gunfire
a building constructed of logs or squared timber
a reinforced concrete building close to a rocket-launching site for protecting personnel and equipment during launching
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