Antonyms for redoubt

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ri-dout

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈdaʊt

Definition of redoubt

Origin : also redout, "small, enclosed military work," c.1600, from French redoute (17c.), from Italian ridotto, earlier ridotta, "place of retreat," from Medieval Latin reductus "place of refuge, retreat," noun use of past participle of reducere "to lead or bring back" (see reduce). The -b- was added by influence of unrelated English redoubt (v.) "to dread, fear" (see redoubtable). As an adjective, Latin reductus meant "withdrawn, retired; remote, distant."

As in stronghold : noun refuge
As in fort : noun stronghold
As in bulwark : noun fortification, support
As in fortress : noun stronghold
As in citadel : noun top, tower
As in defense : noun armament; protection system
As in fort/fortress : noun stronghold

Example sentences :

The redoubt itself was at the apex of a broad angle of trenches.
Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst

Meanwhile the British right center was held up by the redoubt.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various

Putnam showed him the redoubt, saying, "There you will be covered."
Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French

Howe disposed his forces in three columns, to attack the three faces of the redoubt.
Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French

For the men in the redoubt there were two more hours of waiting.
Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French

Bull was in command of the force in the other redoubt, which was a quarter of a mile away.
Extract from : « Under Wellington's Command » by G. A. Henty

At the other redoubt they were joined by Bull, with his party.
Extract from : « Under Wellington's Command » by G. A. Henty

October 14th seemed a never-ending day for those in the Redoubt.
Extract from : « The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 » by Captain W. C. C. Weetman

Without any hesitancy, the six Indian chiefs entered into the redoubt which La Salle had thrown up.
Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott

That redoubt was quite senseless in front of the position where the battle was accepted.
Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy

Synonyms for redoubt

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