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Recent Examples of blockhouse
That same Christmas in Columbia, a settlement of four blockhouses and 50 settlers founded a month earlier at what is now Columbia-Tusculum, pioneers held a feast.
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
One of the original blockhouses overlooks the canal, while the old town is filled with art galleries and craft stories.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Nearby, several of his men sat in the shade of a small blockhouse, holding automatic weapons.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
These bolts anchored the blockhouse to the slab, Penders said.
—Rick Neale, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
This makeshift blockhouse marks where technicians launched Bumper 8 on July 24, 1950 — America's first rocket from the Cape.
—Rick Neale, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
The news touched off a wild celebration in the blockhouse hard by the Vanguard launching platform.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
The ultimate penalty was meted out to him in a rural penitentiary on the evening of Nov. 10, 2009, in a stark, concrete blockhouse called L Unit, as Meyers’s brother, Bob Meyers, looked on.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022
Few, though, wander over to see the actual Fort Kent, a wooden blockhouse constructed during the Aroostook War of 1838-9, a border dispute between England and the United States that ended without a shot being fired.
—New York Times, 15 June 2021
Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
One of the original blockhouses overlooks the canal, while the old town is filled with art galleries and craft stories.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Nearby, several of his men sat in the shade of a small blockhouse, holding automatic weapons.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
These bolts anchored the blockhouse to the slab, Penders said.
—Rick Neale, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
This makeshift blockhouse marks where technicians launched Bumper 8 on July 24, 1950 — America's first rocket from the Cape.
—Rick Neale, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
The news touched off a wild celebration in the blockhouse hard by the Vanguard launching platform.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
The ultimate penalty was meted out to him in a rural penitentiary on the evening of Nov. 10, 2009, in a stark, concrete blockhouse called L Unit, as Meyers’s brother, Bob Meyers, looked on.
—Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022
Few, though, wander over to see the actual Fort Kent, a wooden blockhouse constructed during the Aroostook War of 1838-9, a border dispute between England and the United States that ended without a shot being fired.
—New York Times, 15 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockhouse
Noun
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Instead of capitalizing on the opportunity, Potgieter’s attempt to reach the par-5 18th hole in two left him short of the green, in a bunker.—
Gabby Herzig,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Produced by Disney’s 20th Television, the political thriller is set in the serene community of Paradise inhabited by some of the world’s most prominent individuals who — spoiler alert — are among the 25,000 residents living in a bunker following an apocalyptic event.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The dynamic has shifted in the dugout too following Klopp’s exit.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Only a batter, pitcher or catcher may challenge a call, signaling with the tap of a helmet or cap; and assistance from the dugout is not allowed.—
Ronald Blum,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Feb. 2025
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Amid the rapid change in the 800 and 400 free events, now the fans await how long Katie Ledecky will hold her fort in the 1500.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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But after some years, the cesspool got bigger, and our fort got smaller, and eventually the cesspool must have looked inviting.—
Willy Staley,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Blockhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockhouse. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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