blockhouse

• Fortification ou position défensive renforcée pour protéger contre le feu ennemi, dotée d'ouvertures pour tirer, souvent en béton armé ou en bois.

A fortified structure or stronghold, reinforced to provide protection from enemy fire and equipped with openings for defensive fire.

1. Fortified military structureC1formal

   A small, heavily fortified building or stronghold, often with openings for defensive fire, used for protection against enemy attacks.

   Blockhaus

   • The soldiers took cover inside the blockhouse during the assault.
   • The old blockhouse still stands as a relic of the war.
   • They reinforced the blockhouse with concrete and steel.

   Synonymesbunkerfortificationpillbox