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garrison house

noun

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as in blockhouse

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Recent Examples of garrison house It is estimated that PLA garrison houses around 6,000 soldiers. — Helen Regan, CNN, 7 Oct. 2019

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Noun

The kitchen had two notable features—a big cast-iron woodstove on which everything was cooked, and a dishwasher that stood up like a blockhouse, designed to receive trays two feet by two with wire-mesh bottoms and sides four inches high.

— John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of blockhouse

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When Miguel gets a lucrative offer to build a doomsday bunker in Hawaii for a powerful billionaire (played by Paul Dano, in a genuinely funny cameo), Sofia is immediately skeptical.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Zeller confessed he was inspired to write the screenplay after reading an article about Meta tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg building an underground bunker in Hawaii.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of bunker

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Despite the subpar season, who was the first Dodger to leap out of the dugout to celebrate a teammate’s success?

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Judge seemed thrilled to see Volpe play well, nudging him toward the dugout steps for a curtain call after his grand slam.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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