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Recent Examples of blockhouse
Attempts by newsmen to get word from the Complex 34 blockhouse proved fruitless as pad personnel declined to supply information or page public information officials.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Learn More Military History Finally, make a stop at the Oconee Military Museum to honor veterans from the area and the Oconee Station State Historic Site, a stone blockhouse that as used as an outpost by the South Carolina State Militia from about 1792 to 1799.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
That same Christmas in Columbia, a settlement of four blockhouses and 50 settlers founded a month earlier at what is now Columbia-Tusculum, pioneers held a feast.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
One of the original blockhouses overlooks the canal, while the old town is filled with art galleries and craft stories.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Nearby, several of his men sat in the shade of a small blockhouse, holding automatic weapons.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
This makeshift blockhouse marks where technicians launched Bumper 8 on July 24, 1950 — America's first rocket from the Cape.
—Rick Neale, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
The news touched off a wild celebration in the blockhouse hard by the Vanguard launching platform.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
Chavez was responsible for the craft’s electrical monitor console, which was located in the blockhouse, a concrete building used to observe the proceedings.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2019
Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Learn More Military History Finally, make a stop at the Oconee Military Museum to honor veterans from the area and the Oconee Station State Historic Site, a stone blockhouse that as used as an outpost by the South Carolina State Militia from about 1792 to 1799.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
That same Christmas in Columbia, a settlement of four blockhouses and 50 settlers founded a month earlier at what is now Columbia-Tusculum, pioneers held a feast.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
One of the original blockhouses overlooks the canal, while the old town is filled with art galleries and craft stories.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Nearby, several of his men sat in the shade of a small blockhouse, holding automatic weapons.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
This makeshift blockhouse marks where technicians launched Bumper 8 on July 24, 1950 — America's first rocket from the Cape.
—Rick Neale, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
The news touched off a wild celebration in the blockhouse hard by the Vanguard launching platform.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
Chavez was responsible for the craft’s electrical monitor console, which was located in the blockhouse, a concrete building used to observe the proceedings.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockhouse
Noun
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Photos of the structure show that the above-ground portion of the bunker is blue and white.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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This season, production designer Guy Barnes and his wife, set decorator Wendy Ozols-Barnes, introduced new sets like Vaggan’s bunker, which is layered with a fascinating collection of vintage weapons, oil painting supplies for Gunther and vinyl records.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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Ford turned toward his dugout while heading toward second base and gave a celebratory hop and fist pump, but the hop proved to be catastrophic.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The team is even considering calling pitches from the dugout, a strategy imposed by the Miami Marlins last season, who employed Alon Leichman, Colorado’s new pitching coach.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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That left Martin and their teenage daughter Josie (Chloe East) to hold down the fort in her absence, while colleagues and board members were given only a vague explanation regarding her sudden hiatus.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Royal African Company had acquired forts, ships, and the necessary infrastructure to traffic more than a hundred thousand people from one continent to another.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Blockhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockhouse. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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