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redoubt (encz) | redoubt,pevnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
redoubt (encz) | redoubt,pevnůstka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Redoubt (gcide) | Redoubt \Re*doubt"\ (r?*dout"), n. [F. redoute, fem., It.
ridotto, LL. reductus, literally, a retreat, from L. reductus
drawn back, retired, p. p. of reducere to lead or draw back;
cf. F. r['e]duit, also fr. LL. reductus. See Reduce, and
cf. Reduct, R['e]duit, Ridotto.] (Fort.)
(a) A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or
outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a
temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used
esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and
positions in hostile territory.
(b) In permanent works, an outwork placed within another
outwork. See F and i in Illust. of Ravelin. [Written
also redout.]
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Redoubt (gcide) | Redoubt \Re*doubt"\, v. t. [F. redouter, formerly also spelt
redoubter; fr. L. pref. re- re- + dubitare to doubt, in LL.,
to fear. See Doubt.]
To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread. [R.]
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redoubt (wn) | redoubt
n 1: (military) a temporary or supplementary fortification;
typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses
2: an entrenched stronghold or refuge |
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redoubt (encz) | redoubt,pevnost n: Zdeněk Brožredoubt,pevnůstka n: Zdeněk Brož |
redoubtable (encz) | redoubtable,obávaný adj: Zdeněk Brožredoubtable,strašný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
redoubtably (encz) | redoubtably, |
Redoubtable (gcide) | Redoubtable \Re*doubt"a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [F. redoutable,
formerly also spelt redoubtable.]
Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero;
hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque. [Written
also redoutable.]
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Redoubted (gcide) | Redoubted \Re*doubt"ed\, a.
Formidable; dread. "Some redoubted knight." --Spenser.
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Lord regent, and redoubted Burgandy. --Shak.
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Redoubting (gcide) | Redoubting \Re*doubt"ing\, n.
Reverence; honor. [Obs.]
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In redoutyng of Mars and of his glory. --Chaucer.
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redoubt (wn) | redoubt
n 1: (military) a temporary or supplementary fortification;
typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses
2: an entrenched stronghold or refuge |
redoubtable (wn) | redoubtable
adj 1: inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major
surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than
the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston;
"something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall"
[syn: formidable, redoubtable, unnerving]
2: worthy of respect or honor; "born of a redoubtable family" |
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