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blokhauz

//ˈblɔk.xaws//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    blockhouse (sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports)
    • jednokondygnacyjny blokhauz

      a one-floor blockhouse

    • dwukondygnacyjny blokhauz

      a two-floor blockhouse

    • blokhauz wartowniczy

      a sentry blockhouse

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German *Blockhus. First attested in 1598.

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