Redoubt

/ɹɪˈdaʊt/ · noun

Meaning

A small, temporary, military fortification..

Definitions by Sense

1. A small, temporary, military fortification.
2. A reinforced refuge; a fort.
3. A place of safety or refuge.
4. (transitive) To fortify, to make into a stronghold.
5. (archaic) To dread.
6. (rare) To doubt again.
7. (rare) The return of doubt.

Example Sentences

2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text To the south, the vast geometrical deserts of Arabian nomads, a redoubt of feral movement, of fickle winds, of open space, of saddle leather—home to the wild Bedouin tribes.

By the time that our troops had taken a little refreshment, a quantity of intrenching tools were brought a-shore, and the regiments were employed in redoubting our ground, and landing some cannon and ammunition.

I have been employed from the day of action to that of the capitulation, in redoubting our Camp beyond insult

The Commanding Royal Engineer in Canada again brought forward the earlier plan for redoubting the Quebec towers.

Neither any of ſo many hundreds of expleaded, or nowe raigning hereſies, or any that ſhall ariſe hereafter, nor the Religion of Martine Luther so often profeſſed, and both priuately and publickly recanted, altered, changed, doubted, and redoubted by himſelfe, as his owne works and all proteſtants doe witneſſe...

Herr Fessler, in the true spirit of a metaphysical Zittémteur, has taken the subject up in the most orthodox style of Fog; descanting, and doubting, and redoubting, until the Fog becomes positively impervious

"At first we didn't think it was Annabelle. We doubted and redoubted it. But we're almost certain it was now, although there is a difference in her voice."

Undeterred by humble beginning, undaunted by frustrations imposed by others of lesser stature, undismayed by the doubts and redoubts of personal, political and elemental forces, he persevered, he pursued and he prevailed

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• redoubts
• redout
• redoubting
• redoubted
• re-doubt

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