blockhouse
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- n a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
- On such occasions the control blockhouse, which looks like a concrete igloo, is a good place to be.
- In a blockhouse a few hundred feet from the launching pad, physicists and engineers started radioing to foremen the long lists that comprised the exquisitely detailed ritual of .
- A special launching pad has been built, and a special concrete blockhouse will shelter observers and testing crew.