blockhouse
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blockhouse
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From block + house. Calque of German Blockhaus.
noun blockhouses
- A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
- A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
- A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper storey. We had soon touched land in the same place as before and set to provision the blockhouse. All three made the first journey, heavily laden, and tossed our stores over the palisade.
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noun sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports
| Español | blocao, casamata |
|---|---|
| Português | blocausse, blocause, blockhaus |
| Français | casemate |
| Deutsch | Blockhaus, Hochbunker |
| Русский | блокга́уз blokgáuz, сруб srub |
| Tiếng Việt | lô cốt, pháo tháp, đồn canh |
| العربية | حِصْن ḥiṣn |
noun reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations
| Deutsch | Blockhaus |
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Talk about this word "blockhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blockhouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. blockhouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blockhouse "blockhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blockhouse.Cite this
@misc{blockhouse_2026,
title = {blockhouse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blockhouse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
