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Meaning of 'redoubt' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Redoubt [ n.]
- A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and positions in hostile territory.
- In permanent works, an outwork placed within another outwork. See F and i in Illust. of Ravelin.
2 . Redoubt [ v. t.]
- To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread.

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