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redoubt


redoubt
Pronunciation: ⁄rɪˈdaʊt
noun
Military
·              a temporary or supplementary fortification, typically square or polygonal and without flanking defences:the British stormed the rebel redoubtfigurativebranch 200 was a redoubt of left-wing trade unionism

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