redoubt

noun

re·doubt ri-ˈdau̇t How to pronounce redoubt (audio)

: a small usually temporary enclosed defensive work

: a defended position : protective barrier

: a secure retreat : stronghold

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Based on its spelling, you might think that redoubt shares its origin with words such as doubt and redoubtable, both of which derive from the Latin verb dubitare, meaning "to be in doubt." But that's not the case. Redoubt actually derives via the French redoute and the Italian ridotto from a different Latin verb—reducere, meaning "to lead back," the same root that gives us reduce. How that b ended up in redoubt is a lingering question, but some etymologists have posited that the word might have been conflated with another redoubt—a now-archaic transitive verb meaning "to regard with awe, dismay, or dread." Unlike its homographic twin, that redoubt does derive from the same root as doubt and redoubtable.

Example Sentences

The refugees gathered in a hilly redoubt several miles outside the city. a massive stone redoubt at the entrance of the bay guarded the city

Recent Examples on the Web This is Times staff writer Gale Holland coming to you from my sweaty redoubt in Echo Park, Week 2 without air conditioning.

Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022 Like many other fortunate New Yorkers, the writers and curators Maurice Berger and Marvin Heiferman fled the city for an upstate redoubt almost as soon as the pandemic arrived, two years ago.

Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022 Following the longest battle of the war, Russian soldiers completed their capture of Mariupol on Tuesday after having seized control of the sprawling Azovstal steel plant, the last redoubt of Ukrainian defenders.

New York Times, 19 May 2022 Toward the end of April, the Azovstal plant became the last redoubt.

Vivian Salama, WSJ, 17 May 2022 In the port city of Mariupol, about 100 civilians were evacuated from a sprawling steelworks plant that is a final redoubt of Ukrainian defenders and hundreds of noncombatants.

Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022 In his basement redoubt, Bussard walks over to his wall of records to make another selection.

Joe Heim, Washington Post, 5 June 2022 To underscore its resolve, Russian forces on Friday aimed a punishing new barrage at areas in the country’s north, east and south, including bombardment of a final Ukrainian redoubt in the shattered southern port of Mariupol.

Laura King And Tracy Wilkinson, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2022 Herrero grew up in a family of brawny, oddball leftists in the right-wing redoubt of Toulon, on the Mediterranean coast.

Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 See More

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释义	redoubt noun re·doubt ri-ˈdau̇t 1 a : a small usually temporary enclosed defensive work b : a defended position : protective barrier 2 : a secure retreat : stronghold Did you know? Based on its spelling, you might think that redoubt shares its origin with words such as doubt and redoubtable, both of which derive from the Latin verb dubitare, meaning "to be in doubt." But that's not the case. Redoubt actually derives via the French redoute and the Italian ridotto from a different Latin verb—reducere, meaning "to lead back," the same root that gives us reduce. How that b ended up in redoubt is a lingering question, but some etymologists have posited that the word might have been conflated with another redoubt—a now-archaic transitive verb meaning "to regard with awe, dismay, or dread." Unlike its homographic twin, that redoubt does derive from the same root as doubt and redoubtable. Synonyms bastion castle citadel fastness fort fortification fortress hold stronghold See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The refugees gathered in a hilly redoubt several miles outside the city. a massive stone redoubt at the entrance of the bay guarded the city Recent Examples on the Web This is Times staff writer Gale Holland coming to you from my sweaty redoubt in Echo Park, Week 2 without air conditioning. Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022 Like many other fortunate New Yorkers, the writers and curators Maurice Berger and Marvin Heiferman fled the city for an upstate redoubt almost as soon as the pandemic arrived, two years ago. Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022 Following the longest battle of the war, Russian soldiers completed their capture of Mariupol on Tuesday after having seized control of the sprawling Azovstal steel plant, the last redoubt of Ukrainian defenders. New York Times, 19 May 2022 Toward the end of April, the Azovstal plant became the last redoubt. Vivian Salama, WSJ, 17 May 2022 In the port city of Mariupol, about 100 civilians were evacuated from a sprawling steelworks plant that is a final redoubt of Ukrainian defenders and hundreds of noncombatants. Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022 In his basement redoubt, Bussard walks over to his wall of records to make another selection. Joe Heim, Washington Post, 5 June 2022 To underscore its resolve, Russian forces on Friday aimed a punishing new barrage at areas in the country’s north, east and south, including bombardment of a final Ukrainian redoubt in the shattered southern port of Mariupol. Laura King And Tracy Wilkinson, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2022 Herrero grew up in a family of brawny, oddball leftists in the right-wing redoubt of Toulon, on the Mediterranean coast. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology French redoute, from Italian ridotto, from Medieval Latin reductus secret place, from Latin, withdrawn, from past participle of reducere to lead back — more at reduce First Known Use circa 1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1a redoubt noun as in fortress a structure or place from which one can resist attack a massive stone redoubt at the entrance of the bay guarded the city Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fortress stronghold bastion fortification citadel fort castle rampart parapet bunker breastwork fastness blockhouse bulwark battlement earthwork hold embattlement dugout casbah alcazar garrison house kasbah
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