blockhouse
/ˈblɑkˌhaʊs/
noun
- A small, strong building used as a shelter or fort, often with openings for shooting.
- The park ranger showed us a blockhouse built in the 1800s.
- A historic blockhouse still stands at the edge of the old fort.
- The soldiers took cover in the blockhouse during the attack.
- A building made of concrete or thick material used to protect people or equipment, especially in dangerous areas.
- Workers used a blockhouse as a safe place during the demolition.
- Near the launch pad, a concrete blockhouse shelters the control team.
- The mining company built a blockhouse to store explosives safely.