blockhouse

• Construção fortificada ou ponto de apoio, reforçado para resistir ao fogo inimigo e dotado de aberturas para o disparo defensivo.

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.

   Bloco-forte

   • 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.

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