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• blockhouse — /blok hows /, n., pl. blockhouses /how ziz/. 1. Mil. a fortified structure with ports or loopholes through which defenders may direct gunfire. 2. Also called garrison house. (formerly) a building, usually of hewn timber and with a projecting… …   Universalium

• blockhouse — block•house [[t]ˈblɒkˌhaʊs[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t]ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]] 1) archit. a building of hewn timbers, usu. with a projecting upper story, having loopholes for musketry: formerly used as a fort 2) mil a defensive military structure, as of… …   From formal English to slang

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