On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Redoubt. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as sconce or stronghold and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Redoubt meaning
- A small, temporary, military fortification.
- A reinforced refuge; a fort.
- A place of safety or refuge.
Synonyms of Redoubt
Using Redoubt
- The main meaning on this page is: A small, temporary, military fortification. | A reinforced refuge; a fort. | A place of safety or refuge.
- Useful related words include: sconce, stronghold, fastness.
- In the example corpus, redoubt often appears in combinations such as: redoubt of, last redoubt, the redoubt.
Context around Redoubt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Redoubt
- In this selection, "redoubt" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, last, pacific, safest, area, erupted and saint stand out and add context to how "redoubt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a last redoubt of lawyers and a pagan redoubt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "redoubt" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with redoubt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s the reader’s deepest insight into the Redoubt. (10 words)
These are also likely to be a last redoubt of lawyers. (11 words)
Redoubt Rd in Manukau where the four-lane highway will begin at the northern end. (15 words)
Over the last several weeks, however, Haley has undergone a transformation that has perplexed the U.N.’s reserved diplomatic community, which is ensconced within the Midtown redoubt of Turtle Bay on Manhattan’s far East Side. (37 words)
Despite these rebellions, the Criollo oligarchy in Perú remained mostly Spanish loyalist, which accounts for the fact that the Viceroyalty of Peru became the last redoubt of the Spanish dominion in South America. (33 words)
A force spokesman said: "Following community reporting and local police investigations a male has now been arrested following a spate of criminal damage and graffiti in the Redoubt area of Eastbourne. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
As China tensions simmer across the Pacific, America’s Western Pacific redoubt of Guam is girding for a knockout hit by Super Typhoon Mawar.
These are also likely to be a last redoubt of lawyers.
A force spokesman said: "Following community reporting and local police investigations a male has now been arrested following a spate of criminal damage and graffiti in the Redoubt area of Eastbourne.
California is a stronghold of liberalism, but the Central Valley, where the scent of manure rims the highways and cattle ranchers tend winter grass, is a redoubt of conservatism.
Labour is coming from having only one seat in Scotland, which used to be their safest redoubt.
A real redoubt for adventurous guitar music in the capital - and across South East England - the Windmill has proved to be a hub for countless new groups.
Redoubt Rd in Manukau where the four-lane highway will begin at the northern end.
They had been living with 21 other orphans at the camp since they were evacuated from the wreckage of Baghouz, Isil's last redoubt, in March.
At least 2,500 Isis fighters remain, all survivors of routs to the east and west of their last redoubt.
It’s the reader’s deepest insight into the Redoubt.
Over the last several weeks, however, Haley has undergone a transformation that has perplexed the U.N.’s reserved diplomatic community, which is ensconced within the Midtown redoubt of Turtle Bay on Manhattan’s far East Side.
Tumblr, the mainstream web’s last redoubt for niche smut in general and queer smut in particular, is going to clean house.
When Redoubt erupted in Alaska in 1989, an encounter with an eruption cloud from that volcanoes nearly brought down a jetliner.
According to the memoirs of the Reverend Mervyn S. Evers, Anglican chaplain to the Lancashire Fusiliers: "The Schwaben Redoubt'' by William Orpen.
Despite these rebellions, the Criollo oligarchy in Perú remained mostly Spanish loyalist, which accounts for the fact that the Viceroyalty of Peru became the last redoubt of the Spanish dominion in South America.
During this time, Baum's men constructed a small redoubt at the crest of the hill and hoped that the weather would prevent the Americans from attacking before reinforcements arrived.
Hamilton and his battalions fought bravely and took Redoubt No. 10 with bayonets in a nighttime action, as planned.
However, as the Arch was commissioned by the Senate, the absence of Christian symbols may reflect the role of the Curia at the time as a pagan redoubt.
In 1802, Tlingit warriors destroyed several Russian settlements, most notably Redoubt Saint Michael (Old Sitka), leaving New Russia as the only remaining outpost on mainland Alaska.
Part of the attacking force lost its way and emerged opposite Za'ura, a redoubt manned by Syrian reservists.
Common combinations with redoubt
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- redoubt of 6×
- last redoubt 5×
- the redoubt 3×
- redoubt for 2×