redoubt

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun (military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses
  2. noun an entrenched stronghold or refuge

Etymology

From French redoute, from Italian ridotta, from Medieval Latin reductus (“refuge”), from Latin redūcō (“to withdraw”), with spelling influenced by doubt.

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