REDOUBT


Meaning of REDOUBT in English

n. Mil. an outwork or fieldwork usu. square or polygonal and without flanking defences.

[ F redoute f. obs. It. ridotta f. med.L reductus refuge f. past part. of L reducere withdraw (see REDUCE): -b- after DOUBT (cf. REDOUBTABLE) ]

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