Word of the Day - Thursday, 8/14

Bronwen
on 8/14/08 9:52 am - Wilmington, DE
Here's today's word - and it doesn't mean what it sounds like!!

redoubt   \rih-DOUT\   Audio Pronunciation
noun Play Podcast   Meaning
     1 a : a small usually temporary enclosed defensive work  b : a defended position : protective barrier     *2 : a secure retreat : stronghold   Example Sentence
     From his redoubt on the ninth floor, the fugitive could see the line of police cars that had surrounded the building.
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