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Reduit
Translation of "reduit" into Russian
reduit
Noun
UK
/ˈrɛdjuːɪt/
US
/ˈrɛdjuɪt/
reduit
reduits pl
The soldiers took cover behind the reduit during the battle.
Солдаты укрылись за редутом во время битвы.
Definitions
reduit
Noun
UK
/ˈrɛdjuːɪt/
US
/ˈrɛdjuɪt/
A small, usually strongly fortified inner work or keep within a larger fortification, intended to serve as the final defensive refuge.
After the outer bastions fell, the garrison withdrew into the central reduit to make its last stand.
Figurative: any place, group, or concept that preserves something in a concentrated or protected form.
The remote monastery became a cultural reduit for the ancient language.
reduit
Adjective
UK
/ˈrɛdjuːɪt/
US
/ˈrɛdjuɪt/
Relating to or characteristic of an inner defensive stronghold or last line of defence; used attributively.
The army adopted a reduit strategy to protect the alpine heartland.