Redout
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɛdaʊt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Redout is a noun meaning The situation where the body experiences a negative g-force sufficient to cause a blood flow from the lower parts of the body to the head.
Meaning
The situation where the body experiences a negative g-force sufficient to cause a blood flow from the lower parts of the body to the head.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of redoubt (“military fortification”).
Example Sentences
The heart is unable to sufficiently regulate blood flow to prevent excess blood from flooding the brain's blood vessels and causing redout.
The entrances to the works through the gorge are protected by the traverses G. Closed fieldworks of this type usually designed for defense by one or two companies of infantry with machine guns are called redouts.
Word Forms
- redouts
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