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What is a blockhouse?

What is a blockhouse? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
  2. A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
  3. (dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
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Fort Henry, at Kingston, was started as a blockhouse to protect the naval dockyard.
In 1967 and 1968 the blockhouse underwent extensive renovations.
The hard-working machines make a lot of noise as SFOR engineers raze a blockhouse to the ground in front of SFOR headquarters in Butmir.
Then, they evacuated us to another blockhouse that was located farther up the road.
The NBC also launched archaeological excavations on a major 1760 battle site, the Murray blockhouse.
In this way Grieve worked his way into the German trench to the left of the blockhouse.

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