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See also:REDOUBT (Fr. redoute, from Med. See also:Lat. reductus, a See also:place of See also:retreat, See also:refuge, reducere, See also:lead back, retire; the intrusive b is due to the O. Fr. redoubter, to fear, Lat. dubitare, to doubt) , a See also:term in fortification for a small closed See also:work of See also:plain trace, generally used in See also:conjunction with lines of See also:infantry trenches (See FORTIFICATION AND SIEGECRAFT) . The term "reduit " (Fr. reduit), often confused with " See also:redoubt," is only used for a keep or interior See also:refuge for the See also:garrison of a larger work, corresponding, on a small See also:scale, to the citadel of a fortress . |
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