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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.]
         [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  redoubt
       n : a forbidding stronghold [syn: sconce]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  redoubt
     n.
     1 A small, temporary, military fortification.
     2 A reinforced refuge; a fort.
     3 A place of safety or refuge.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To fortify, to make into a stronghold.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) To dread.
     alt.
     (lb en rare) To doubt again.
     n.
     (lb en rare) The return of doubt.
     vb.
     (lb en rare) To doubt again.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  redoubt
     n.
     1 A small, temporary, military fortification.
     2 A reinforced refuge; a fort.
     3 A place of safety or refuge.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To fortify, to make into a stronghold.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) To dread.
     alt.
     (lb en rare) To doubt again.
     n.
     (lb en rare) The return of doubt.
     vb.
     (lb en rare) To doubt again.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  redoubt
     n.
     1 A small, temporary, military fortification.
     2 A reinforced refuge; a fort.
     3 A place of safety or refuge.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To fortify, to make into a stronghold.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) To dread.
     alt.
     (lb en rare) To doubt again.
     n.
     (lb en rare) The return of doubt.
     vb.
     (lb en rare) To doubt again.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  redoubt
     n.
     1 A small, temporary, military fortification.
     2 A reinforced refuge; a fort.
     3 A place of safety or refuge.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To fortify, to make into a stronghold.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) To dread.
     alt.
     (lb en rare) To doubt again.
     n.
     (lb en rare) The return of doubt.
     vb.
     (lb en rare) To doubt again.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  redoubt
     Englanti n.
     1 varustus
     2 linnake

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  redoubt
     Engelska n.
     (tagg historiskt språk=en) redutt

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Redoubt /ɹɪdˈaʊt/
  إعادة شكّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  redoubt //ɹəˈdəʊt// //ɹəˈdʌʊt// //ɹɪˈdaʊt// 
  редут
  fortification

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  redoubt /ɹɪdˈaʊt/ 
  pevnost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  redoubt /ɹɪdˈaʊt/ 
  pevnůstka

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  redoubt /ɹɪdˈaʊt/
  Schanze 
   see: redoubts
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  redoubt //ɹəˈdəʊt// //ɹəˈdʌʊt// //ɹɪˈdaʊt// 
  redutti
  fortification

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  redoubt /ɹɪdˈaʊt/ 
  1. मोर्चा~बन्दी
        "Troops has made a redout as a precautionary measure."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  redoubt /ɹɪdˈaʊt/
  1. ágyú helye hadihajón
  2. külsô erôdítmény
  3. belsô erôdítés
  4. különálló zárt sáncerôd
  5. redut

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  redoubt //ɹəˈdəʊt// //ɹəˈdʌʊt// //ɹɪˈdaʊt// 
  redutt
  fortification

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  redoubt /ɹɪdˈaʊt/
  1. tabya, palanka.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹiˈdaʊt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "redoubt":
     abatis, advanced work, balistraria, bank, banquette,
     barbed-wire entanglement, barbican, barricade, barrier, bartizan,
     bastion, battlement, breastwork, bulwark, casemate,
     cheval-de-frise, circumvallation, citadel, contravallation,
     counterscarp, curtain, demibastion, dike, drawbridge, earthwork,
     enclosure, entanglement, escarp, escarpment, fastness, fence,
     fieldwork, fortalice, fortification, fortress, glacis, loophole,
     lunette, machicolation, mantelet, merlon, mound, outwork, palisade,
     parados, parapet, portcullis, postern gate, rampart, ravelin,
     redan, sally port, scarp, sconce, stockade, stronghold, tenaille,
     vallation, vallum, work
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 角面堡;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 多面堡,防守阵地

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