\rih-DOWT\, noun: 1 A small and usually temporary defensive fortification 2 A defended position or protective barrier 3 A secure place of refuge or defense; a stronghold
A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, used esp
A redoubt is a place or situation in which someone feels safe because they know that nobody can attack them or spoil their peace. the last redoubt of hippy culture. = haven. a small hidden place, for example where soldiers hide themselves when they are fighting
[ ri-'daut ] (noun.) circa 1608. French redoute, from Italian ridotto, from Medieval Latin reductus secret place, from Latin, withdrawn, from past participle of reducere to lead back; more at REDUCE.