Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - redoubt
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Redoubt
redoubt
noun Etymology: French redoute, from Italian ridotto, from Medieval Latin reductus secret place, from Latin, withdrawn, from past participle of reducere to lead back — more at reduce Date: circa 1608 1. a. a small usually temporary enclosed defensive work b. a defended position ; protective barrier 2. a secure retreat ; stronghold
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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) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(redoubts) A redoubt is a place or situation in which someone feels safe because they know that nobody can attack them or spoil their peace. (LITERARY) ...the last redoubt of hippy culture. = haven N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- 1608, from Fr. redoute, from It. ridotto, from M.L. reductus "place of refuge, retreat," from L. reduct-, pp. stem of reducere "to lead or bring back." The -b- was added by influence of unrelated Eng. doubt. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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