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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024block•house /ˈblɑkˌhaʊs/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Architecturea building or small fort of wood.
- Rocketrya concrete structure to protect people who control rocket launchings.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blockhouse /ˈblɒkˌhaʊs/ n - (formerly) a wooden fortification with ports or loopholes for defensive fire, observation, etc
- a concrete structure strengthened to give protection against enemy fire, with apertures to allow defensive gunfire
- a building constructed of logs or squared timber
- a reinforced concrete building close to a rocket-launching site for protecting personnel and equipment during launching
block′ 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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