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redoubt (n.)

also redout, "small, enclosed military work," c. 1600, from French redoute (17c.), from Italian ridotto, earlier ridotta, "place of retreat," from Medieval Latin reductus "place of refuge, retreat," noun use of past participle of reducere "to lead or bring back" (see reduce). The -b- was added by influence of unrelated English redoubt (v.) "to dread, fear" (see redoubtable). As an adjective, Latin reductus meant "withdrawn, retired; remote, distant."

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Definitions of redoubt from WordNet

redoubt (n.)
(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses;
redoubt (n.)
an entrenched stronghold or refuge;
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