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Redoubt - What does it mean?

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redoubt

Alternative forms

* (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small, temporary, military fortification.
  • A reinforced refuge; a fort.
  • A place of safety or refuge.
  • * 2014, (Paul Salopek), Blessed. Cursed. Claimed. , National Geographic (December 2014)[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.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To dread.
  • Derived terms

    * redoubtable

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