Definition of blockhouse in English:

blockhouse

noun ˈblɒkhaʊsˈblɑkˌhaʊs

1A reinforced concrete shelter used as an observation point.
（用作观察哨的）混凝土掩体
Example sentencesExamples
- A windowless, reinforced concrete blockhouse, with walls 1ft thick and a steel door, was built in the grounds.
- Three blockhouses were observed being built and they were only 200 metres from the radio location receiver itself.
- A painter, René Duchez, tucked into his blouse a copy of the detailed instructions for building blockhouses - exactly what dimensions of concrete and of reinforcing rods were to be used - and took it away.
- None of the old buildings in the village has survived; they have either crumbled away or been demolished, and in their place are rows of utterly hideous blockhouses used for military exercises.
- The combat and direction centers were housed in huge concrete blockhouses, hardened to withstand overpressures of only five pounds per square inch.
- He succeeded in increasing the density of blockhouses in the sector, but the soldiers spent so much time digging and pouring cement that they had little time to update their training.
- The Guomindang had a policy of making a slow advance building trenches and blockhouses as they went to give the Guomindang troops there places of protection.
- Externally, this pavilion has disturbing overtones of abandoned blockhouses or military vehicles.
- They advanced yard by yard, imposing a strict blockade with barbed wire and blockhouses.
- More than half a million of them toiled for four months building the line; 1,250 trains hauled materials to construct the steel-reinforced concrete forts and blockhouses.
1. 1.1historical A one-storeyed timber building with loopholes, used as a fort.
  〈史〉（旧时开有枪眼的）木堡
  Example sentencesExamples
  Captain Messenger and a small force of men built a new blockhouse and a little military settlement gradually grew around it, including a hospital, school and store.
  The garrison occupied the site from the mid-16th to mid-19th centuries and built fortifications next to the former village of Drypool, including three blockhouses for artillery.
  Similarly, in eastern Europe and the Baltic, crusaders constructed a range of fortresses from wooden blockhouses to the great monastery castles of the military orders.
  In 1712, Fort Michilimackinac - a palisade of pointed logs and blockhouses surrounding log buildings - was built by the French on the southern side of the straits as a fortified trading post.
  Concentration camps and small forts or blockhouses, which were strung together by 3,700 square miles of barbed wire fencing, became the chief means of achieving this end.
  In the past, blockhouses were used as defence forts and beacon towers.
2. 1.2US A house made of squared logs.
  〈美〉（用方木建造的）木屋
  Example sentencesExamples
  Despite the highest amount of wood and wood-based materials, the blockhouse seems to be environmentally less favourable than the timber-frame house.
  In 1967 and 1968 the blockhouse underwent extensive renovations.

Definition of blockhouse in US English:

blockhouse

nounˈbläkˌhousˈblɑkˌhaʊs

1A reinforced concrete shelter used as an observation point.
（用作观察哨的）混凝土掩体
Example sentencesExamples
- They advanced yard by yard, imposing a strict blockade with barbed wire and blockhouses.
- Externally, this pavilion has disturbing overtones of abandoned blockhouses or military vehicles.
- Three blockhouses were observed being built and they were only 200 metres from the radio location receiver itself.
- A windowless, reinforced concrete blockhouse, with walls 1ft thick and a steel door, was built in the grounds.
- A painter, René Duchez, tucked into his blouse a copy of the detailed instructions for building blockhouses - exactly what dimensions of concrete and of reinforcing rods were to be used - and took it away.
- He succeeded in increasing the density of blockhouses in the sector, but the soldiers spent so much time digging and pouring cement that they had little time to update their training.
- The Guomindang had a policy of making a slow advance building trenches and blockhouses as they went to give the Guomindang troops there places of protection.
- More than half a million of them toiled for four months building the line; 1,250 trains hauled materials to construct the steel-reinforced concrete forts and blockhouses.
- None of the old buildings in the village has survived; they have either crumbled away or been demolished, and in their place are rows of utterly hideous blockhouses used for military exercises.
- The combat and direction centers were housed in huge concrete blockhouses, hardened to withstand overpressures of only five pounds per square inch.
1. 1.1historical A one-storied timber building with loopholes, used as a fort.
  〈史〉（旧时开有枪眼的）木堡
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the past, blockhouses were used as defence forts and beacon towers.
  Captain Messenger and a small force of men built a new blockhouse and a little military settlement gradually grew around it, including a hospital, school and store.
  In 1712, Fort Michilimackinac - a palisade of pointed logs and blockhouses surrounding log buildings - was built by the French on the southern side of the straits as a fortified trading post.
  Similarly, in eastern Europe and the Baltic, crusaders constructed a range of fortresses from wooden blockhouses to the great monastery castles of the military orders.
  The garrison occupied the site from the mid-16th to mid-19th centuries and built fortifications next to the former village of Drypool, including three blockhouses for artillery.
  Concentration camps and small forts or blockhouses, which were strung together by 3,700 square miles of barbed wire fencing, became the chief means of achieving this end.
2. 1.2US A house made of squared logs.
  〈美〉（用方木建造的）木屋
  Example sentencesExamples
  Despite the highest amount of wood and wood-based materials, the blockhouse seems to be environmentally less favourable than the timber-frame house.
  In 1967 and 1968 the blockhouse underwent extensive renovations.

单词	blockhouse
释义	Definition of blockhouse in English: blockhouse noun ˈblɒkhaʊsˈblɑkˌhaʊs 1A reinforced concrete shelter used as an observation point. （用作观察哨的）混凝土掩体 Example sentencesExamples A windowless, reinforced concrete blockhouse, with walls 1ft thick and a steel door, was built in the grounds. Three blockhouses were observed being built and they were only 200 metres from the radio location receiver itself. A painter, René Duchez, tucked into his blouse a copy of the detailed instructions for building blockhouses - exactly what dimensions of concrete and of reinforcing rods were to be used - and took it away. None of the old buildings in the village has survived; they have either crumbled away or been demolished, and in their place are rows of utterly hideous blockhouses used for military exercises. The combat and direction centers were housed in huge concrete blockhouses, hardened to withstand overpressures of only five pounds per square inch. He succeeded in increasing the density of blockhouses in the sector, but the soldiers spent so much time digging and pouring cement that they had little time to update their training. The Guomindang had a policy of making a slow advance building trenches and blockhouses as they went to give the Guomindang troops there places of protection. Externally, this pavilion has disturbing overtones of abandoned blockhouses or military vehicles. They advanced yard by yard, imposing a strict blockade with barbed wire and blockhouses. More than half a million of them toiled for four months building the line; 1,250 trains hauled materials to construct the steel-reinforced concrete forts and blockhouses. 1.1historical A one-storeyed timber building with loopholes, used as a fort. 〈史〉（旧时开有枪眼的）木堡 Example sentencesExamples Captain Messenger and a small force of men built a new blockhouse and a little military settlement gradually grew around it, including a hospital, school and store. The garrison occupied the site from the mid-16th to mid-19th centuries and built fortifications next to the former village of Drypool, including three blockhouses for artillery. Similarly, in eastern Europe and the Baltic, crusaders constructed a range of fortresses from wooden blockhouses to the great monastery castles of the military orders. In 1712, Fort Michilimackinac - a palisade of pointed logs and blockhouses surrounding log buildings - was built by the French on the southern side of the straits as a fortified trading post. Concentration camps and small forts or blockhouses, which were strung together by 3,700 square miles of barbed wire fencing, became the chief means of achieving this end. In the past, blockhouses were used as defence forts and beacon towers. 1.2US A house made of squared logs. 〈美〉（用方木建造的）木屋 Example sentencesExamples Despite the highest amount of wood and wood-based materials, the blockhouse seems to be environmentally less favourable than the timber-frame house. In 1967 and 1968 the blockhouse underwent extensive renovations. Definition of blockhouse in US English: blockhouse nounˈbläkˌhousˈblɑkˌhaʊs 1A reinforced concrete shelter used as an observation point. （用作观察哨的）混凝土掩体 Example sentencesExamples They advanced yard by yard, imposing a strict blockade with barbed wire and blockhouses. Externally, this pavilion has disturbing overtones of abandoned blockhouses or military vehicles. Three blockhouses were observed being built and they were only 200 metres from the radio location receiver itself. A windowless, reinforced concrete blockhouse, with walls 1ft thick and a steel door, was built in the grounds. A painter, René Duchez, tucked into his blouse a copy of the detailed instructions for building blockhouses - exactly what dimensions of concrete and of reinforcing rods were to be used - and took it away. He succeeded in increasing the density of blockhouses in the sector, but the soldiers spent so much time digging and pouring cement that they had little time to update their training. The Guomindang had a policy of making a slow advance building trenches and blockhouses as they went to give the Guomindang troops there places of protection. More than half a million of them toiled for four months building the line; 1,250 trains hauled materials to construct the steel-reinforced concrete forts and blockhouses. None of the old buildings in the village has survived; they have either crumbled away or been demolished, and in their place are rows of utterly hideous blockhouses used for military exercises. The combat and direction centers were housed in huge concrete blockhouses, hardened to withstand overpressures of only five pounds per square inch. 1.1historical A one-storied timber building with loopholes, used as a fort. 〈史〉（旧时开有枪眼的）木堡 Example sentencesExamples In the past, blockhouses were used as defence forts and beacon towers. Captain Messenger and a small force of men built a new blockhouse and a little military settlement gradually grew around it, including a hospital, school and store. In 1712, Fort Michilimackinac - a palisade of pointed logs and blockhouses surrounding log buildings - was built by the French on the southern side of the straits as a fortified trading post. Similarly, in eastern Europe and the Baltic, crusaders constructed a range of fortresses from wooden blockhouses to the great monastery castles of the military orders. The garrison occupied the site from the mid-16th to mid-19th centuries and built fortifications next to the former village of Drypool, including three blockhouses for artillery. Concentration camps and small forts or blockhouses, which were strung together by 3,700 square miles of barbed wire fencing, became the chief means of achieving this end. 1.2US A house made of squared logs. 〈美〉（用方木建造的）木屋 Example sentencesExamples Despite the highest amount of wood and wood-based materials, the blockhouse seems to be environmentally less favourable than the timber-frame house. In 1967 and 1968 the blockhouse underwent extensive renovations.
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