blockhouse

English

Etymology

block +‎ house

Noun

A wooden fortification with a projecting upper story

blockhouse (plural blockhouses)

A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
(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)

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

Turkish: korugan (tr)

a temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story

Turkish: gözetleme binâsı

Anagrams

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