blockhouse


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blockhouse/ˈblɒkhaʊs/
noun
  • 1 a reinforced concrete shelter used as an observation point.

    historical a one-storeyed timber building used as a fort.

  • 2 US a house made of squared logs.
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