Redoubt

Definitions

1. A small, temporary, military fortification.
2. The return of doubt.
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3. A reinforced refuge; a fort.
4. A place of safety or refuge.

Equivalents

Examples

“2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text To the south, the vast geometrical deserts of Arabian nomads, a redoubt of feral movement, of fickle winds, of open⟳ space, of saddle leather—home to the wild Bedouin tribes.”

“Undeterred by humble beginning, undaunted by frustrations imposed by others of lesser stature, undismayed by the doubts and redoubts of personal, political and elemental forces, he persevered, he pursued and he prevailed”

“My stock⟳ is a 3-1 bet⟳ to split⟳ by then, providing I have⟳ the guts to stonewall the supreme court of last⟳ resort, Key Biscayne, with my claim⟳ to gutlessly (i.e., physically unreally) surrounding the citadel with a mote in the beam of the Don, my brother's eye, a doubt⟳ and redoubt in the possibility of man's redemption.”

“[The] basic characterization of geography of which we are part of, is an implication of postmodemism that cannot be accepted by anyone who prefers the press⟳ of ordinary life to the narrow academic games of doubt⟳ and redoubt.”

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