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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024block′ house′, - Stock Exchange, Businessa firm that specializes in block trades.
block•house (blok′hous′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hous•es (hou′ziz).USA pronunciation - Militarya fortified structure with ports or loopholes through which defenders may direct gunfire.
- ArchitectureAlso called garrison house. (formerly) a building, usually of hewn timber and with a projecting upper story, having loopholes for musketry.
- Architecturea house built of squared logs.
- Rocketrya structure near a launching site for rockets, generally made of heavily reinforced concrete, for housing and protecting personnel, electronic controls, and auxiliary apparatus before and during launching operations.
- Middle Dutch blochuus, equivalent. to bloc block + huus house
- 1505–15
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