redout

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/ˈɹɛdaʊt//ɹɪˈdaʊt/

noun

The situation where the body experiences a negative g-force sufficient to cause a blood flow from the lower parts of the body to the head.

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Meanings

redout1

nounredout (countable and uncountable, plural redouts)

plural redouts

  1. countableuncountableThe situation where the body experiences a negative g-force sufficient to cause a blood flow from the lower parts of the body to the head.

    The heart is unable to sufficiently regulate blood flow to prevent excess blood from flooding the brain's blood vessels and causing redout.

    1994, Geza Szurovy, Basic Aerobatics, page 34

redout2

nounredout (plural redouts)

plural redouts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of redoubt (“military fortification”).

    The entrances to the works through the gorge are protected by the traverses G. Closed fieldworks of this type usually designed for defense by one or two companies of infantry with machine guns are called redouts.

    1913, Gustave Joseph Fiebeger, A text-book on field fortification, page 44

Origin

From red + out, because it may cause a red appearance in the visual field; compare blackout.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

routeddetourDrouetoutreddouter
Cite this entry
APA

redout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redout

MLA

“redout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redout. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redout,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redout.

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