redoubt

Definition of Redoubt in English :

1. redoubt

(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses

2. redoubt

an entrenched stronghold or refuge

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Redoubt

noun

1.

an outwork or detached fieldwork defending a pass, hilltop, etc

2.

a temporary defence work built inside a fortification as a last defensive position

noun

1.

a.

a breastwork outside a fortification, to defend approaches, etc.

b.

a breastwork within a fortification

2.

any stronghold

n.

1. A small, often temporary defensive fortification.

2. A reinforcing earthwork or breastwork within a permanent rampart.

3. A protected place of refuge or defense.