Definition of "redoubt" in Anglais

noun

1. A small, temporary, military fortification.

2. A reinforced refuge; a fort.

3. A place of safety or refuge.

   • 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text To the south, the vast geometrical deserts of Arabian nomads, a redoubt of feral movement, of fickle winds, of open space, of saddle leather—home to the wild Bedouin tribes.

verb

1. (transitive) To fortify, to make into a stronghold.

verb

1. (archaic) To dread.

verb

1. (rare) To doubt again.

noun

1. (rare) The return of doubt.