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redoubt

re·doubt [ ri dówt ] (plural re·doubts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. temporary fortification: a temporary fortification built to defend a position such as a hilltop

2. stronghold: a castle, fortress, or other stronghold ( literary )

[Early 17th century. Alteration (influenced by redoubtable) of French redoute, via Italian ridotto< medieval Latin reductus "refuge" < Latin, past participle of reducere (see reduce)]
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