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Blockhouses | Blockhouse

Blockhouses meaning

plural of blockhouse

Using Blockhouses

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of blockhouse
  • In the example corpus, blockhouses often appears in combinations such as: the blockhouses, blockhouses were.

Context around Blockhouses

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

using 1× fortified 1×

Often after:

caves 1× built 1×

Sentence patterns with Blockhouses

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

000 such blockhouses were built 1× began using blockhouses built within 1× blockhouses caves and 1× blockhouses were constructed 1× established fortified blockhouses at key 1× of the blockhouses 1× of the blockhouses of the 1× remains of blockhouses with recreated 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

besides that a 1× blockhouses caves and 1× blockhouses were constructed 1× by the end 1× eventually some 8 1× later the british 1×

Common sentence endings:

along principal routes 1× and mock v1 1× at key points 1× blockhouses and auxiliaries 1× during the war 1× in good spirits 1×

Words around Blockhouses

Just before it in the word index:

blockhouse 9 blockheads 9 blockhead 5 blockfront 2 blockfi 3 blockers 198

Just after it in the word index:

blockier 2 blocking 1.561 blocklancer 2 blockleiter 2 blockley 3 blockmason 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Blockhouses

  • In this selection, "blockhouses" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, using, fortified, caves and built stand out and add context to how "blockhouses" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 000 such blockhouses were built and began using blockhouses built within. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "blockhouses" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with blockhouses

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Remains of blockhouses, with recreated launch ramp and mock V1. (10 words)

Besides that, a few private houses are built atop some of the blockhouses. (13 words)

Blockhouses were constructed by the British to secure supply routes from Boer raids during the war. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

One of the blockhouses of the Atlantic Wall Motor Truck Co 24 in 4, Place du Vieux Marche Le havre The human toll from the First World War was heavy for the city: Le Havre suffered about 6,000 dead, mostly soldiers who left to fight. (46 words)

Later, the British began using blockhouses built within machine gun range of one another and flanked by barbed wire to slow the Boers' movement across the countryside and block paths to valuable targets. (33 words)

The railway lines had provided vital lines of communication and supply, and as the British had advanced across South Africa, they had used armoured trains and had established fortified blockhouses at key points. (33 words)

Example sentences (9)

Blockhouses, caves, and pillboxes were numerous, elaborate, and well fortified, and the defenders were well trained and seemingly in good spirits.

Besides that, a few private houses are built atop some of the blockhouses.

Blockhouses were constructed by the British to secure supply routes from Boer raids during the war.

By the end of the war, many blacks had been armed and had shown conspicuous gallantry in roles such as scouts, messengers, watchmen in blockhouses, and auxiliaries.

Eventually some 8,000 such blockhouses were built across the two South African republics, radiating from the larger towns along principal routes.

Later, the British began using blockhouses built within machine gun range of one another and flanked by barbed wire to slow the Boers' movement across the countryside and block paths to valuable targets.

One of the blockhouses of the Atlantic Wall Motor Truck Co 24 in 4, Place du Vieux Marche Le havre The human toll from the First World War was heavy for the city: Le Havre suffered about 6,000 dead, mostly soldiers who left to fight.

Remains of blockhouses, with recreated launch ramp and mock V1.

The railway lines had provided vital lines of communication and supply, and as the British had advanced across South Africa, they had used armoured trains and had established fortified blockhouses at key points.

Common combinations with blockhouses

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "blockhouses" in a sentence?
An example: "Blockhouses, caves, and pillboxes were numerous, elaborate, and well fortified, and the defenders were well trained and seemingly in good spirits." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "blockhouses" from authentic English texts.
What does "blockhouses" mean?
Blockhouses means: plural of blockhouse
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "blockhouses", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.