blockhouse

English

Etymology

block +‎ house

Noun

A wooden fortification with a projecting upper story

blockhouse (plural blockhouses)

1. A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
2. A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
3. (dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.

Translations

a sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports

• Arabic: حِصْن (ar) (ḥiṣn)
• French: casemate (fr) f
• German: Blockhaus (de) n, Hochbunker m
• Ido: blokhauso (io)
• Khmer: ប៉មបន្ទាយ (pɑɑm bɑntiey)
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• Russian: блокга́уз (ru) m (blokgáuz), сруб (ru) m (srub)
• Spanish: blocao (es) m
• Turkish: korugan (tr), tahkîm (tr) edilmiş sığınak (tr)
• Vietnamese: lô cốt (vi), pháo tháp, đồn canh

a reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations

• Finnish: bunkkeri (fi)
• German: Blockhaus (de) n
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• Turkish: korugan (tr)

a temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story

• Turkish: gözetleme binâsı
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Anagrams

• houseblock