noun
- plural of blockhouse: small fortified buildings used for defense, typically made of logs or concrete
Usage: military; historical
Examples
- The frontier settlers built blockhouses to protect against attacks.
- Several Civil War blockhouses still stand along the old battle lines.
- The military constructed concrete blockhouses along the coast during World War II.
- Historians studied the remains of colonial blockhouses in the region.
- The fort included multiple blockhouses positioned at strategic points.
- These wooden blockhouses served as watchtowers and defensive positions.