réduit

See also: reduït

English

Alternative forms

reduit

Etymology

French. Doublet of redoubt.

Noun

réduit (plural réduits)

  1. (military, historical, fortifications) a fortified structure such as a citadel or a keep into which the defending troops can retreat when the outer defences are breached.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.dɥi/
  • (file)
    (re.dzɥi)
  • Rhymes: -ɥi

Participle

réduit (feminine réduite, masculine plural réduits, feminine plural réduites)

  1. past participle of réduire

Verb

réduit

  1. third-person singular present indicative of réduire

Noun

réduit m (plural réduits)

  1. a cubbyhole
  2. a recess, a nook

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