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redoubt
n. Mil. an outwork or fieldwork usu. square or polygonal and without flanking defences.
Etymology
: 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)
Useful english dictionary
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