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blockhouse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From block + house. Calque of German Blockhaus.

Meanings

1. A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
2. A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
3. (dated) 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. 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

Forms

Translations (26)

ru блокга́уз (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · tr gözetleme binâsı (temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story) · pt blocausse (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · ca casamata (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · de Blockhaus (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · de Hochbunker (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · pt blocause (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · fr casemate (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · tr tahkim edilmiş (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · vi đồn canh (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · tr sığınak (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · ota بلوقحاوز (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · ar حِصْن (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · pl blokhauz (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · tr korugan (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · io blokhauso (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · tr korugan (reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations) · es blocao (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · es casamata (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · de Blockhaus (reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations) · pt blockhaus (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · fi bunkkeri (reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations) · vi pháo tháp (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · ru сруб (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · vi lô cốt (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports) · km ប៉មបន្ទាយ (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports)