réduit

noun

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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Meanings

nounréduit (plural réduits)

plural réduits

  1. historicalfortificationsa fortified structure such as a citadel or a keep into which the defending troops can retreat when the outer defences are breached.

Origin

French. Doublet of redoubt.

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Translations

Finnish redytti
  • redytticentral or retired work within any other work
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APA

réduit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%A9duit

MLA

“réduit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%A9duit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “réduit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%A9duit.

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