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redoubt

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of redoubt

a structure or place from which one can resist attack

  • a massive stone redoubt at the entrance of the bay guarded the city
Synonyms of redoubt

bastion, castle, citadel, fastness, fort, fortification, fortress, hold, stronghold
Words Related to redoubt

battlement, breastwork, bulwark, earthwork, embattlement, parapet, rampart

bunker, dugout

blockhouse, garrison house

alcazar, casbah (also kasbah)

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