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Definition of: redoubt
(ri·dout′) noun
1. An enclosed fortification, especially a temporary one of any form, employed to defend a pass, a hilltop, etc.
2. An earthwork or simple fortification placed within the main rampart line of a permanent fortification. [<F redoute <Ital. ridotto <Med. L reductus, lit., a refuge, orig. pp. of reducere lead back]
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