"blockhouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blockhouses [plural]
Etymology: block + house Etymology templates: {{compound|en|block|house}} block + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} blockhouse (plural blockhouses)
  1. A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports. Translations (a sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports): حِصْن (ḥiṣn) (Arabic), casemate [feminine] (French), Blockhaus [neuter] (German), Hochbunker [masculine] (German), blokhauso (Ido), ប៉មបន្ទាយ (pɑɑm bɑntiey) (Khmer), بلوقحاوز (Ottoman Turkish), blokhauz [masculine] (Polish), блокга́уз (blokgáuz) [masculine] (Russian), сруб (srub) [masculine] (Russian), blocao [masculine] (Spanish), korugan (Turkish), tahkim edilmiş (Turkish), sığınak (Turkish), lô cốt (Vietnamese), pháo tháp (Vietnamese), đồn canh (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-blockhouse-en-noun-CYlydd9n Disambiguation of 'a sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports': 94 1 5
  2. A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch. Translations (a reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations): bunkkeri (Finnish), Blockhaus [neuter] (German), korugan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-blockhouse-en-noun-KpxyniUs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 55 11 Disambiguation of 'a reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations': 2 95 3
  3. (dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper storey. Tags: dated Translations (a temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story): gözetleme binâsı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-blockhouse-en-noun-yLRoSjZL Disambiguation of 'a temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story': 12 7 80

Inflected forms

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