blockhouse

ˈblɒkˌhaʊs

Definition

Definition of blockhouse - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

military

Rare

strong building for defense, often with gunports or thick walls

Rare

Soldiers took cover in the blockhouse during the attack.

bunker

fort

pillbox

architecture

TECH.

reinforced building for controlling hazardous operations

TECH.

The engineers monitored the launch from the blockhouse.

bunker

shelter

strongroom

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strong building for defense, often with gunports or thick walls
reinforced building for controlling hazardous operations

Origin of blockhouse

Dutch, blokhuis (block + house)

Examples of blockhouse in a sentence

Soldiers took refuge in the blockhouse during the battle.
The blockhouse was crucial for safety during tests.
Soldiers took refuge in the blockhouse during the attack.

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French:blockhaus, ...
German:Blockhaus, Bunker, ...
Italian:fortino, bunker, ...
Spanish:fortín, ...
Portuguese:casamata, bunker, ...
Chinese:碉堡, 堡垒, ...
Japanese:ブロックハウス, 指令所, ...
Arabic:حِصْن, مَبْنًى مُحَصَّن, ...
Hebrew:מִבְצָר, בּוּנְקֶר, ...
Russian:башня-казарма, блокгауз, ...
Ukrainian:блочхаус, бліндаж, ...
Hindi:बंकर, ब्लॉकहाउस, ...
Bengali:ব্লকহাউস, নিরাপত্তা ভবন, ...
Catalan:casamata, búnquer, ...
Czech:srub, řídicí bunkr, ...
Danish:blokhus, bunker, ...
Dutch:blokhuis, bunkergebouw, ...
Greek:πολυβολείο, καταφύγιο, ...
Hungarian:erődház, irányító bunker, ...
Khmer:បន្ទាយការពារ, បន្ទប់បញ្ជាការពង្រឹង, ...
Korean:방호호, 지휘소, ...
Persian:ساختمان دفاعی, پناهگاه, ...
Polish:bunkier, ...
Portuguese (BR):casamata, bunker, ...
Romanian:fortificație, buncăr, ...
Swedish:blockhus, bunker, ...
Thai:ป้อม, อาคารควบคุม, ...
Turkish:blokhaus, sığınak, ...
Vietnamese:lô cốt, tòa nhà kiên cố, ...

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