Associations to the word «Blockhouse»

Wiktionary

BLOCKHOUSE, noun. A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
BLOCKHOUSE, noun. A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
BLOCKHOUSE, noun. (dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.

Dictionary definition

BLOCKHOUSE, noun. A stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King