A "redoubt" (rih-DOWT) – from the Latin for refuge – is a small, usually temporary, defensive fortification.
Example (as used in The Economist): "Evicting the intruders from their mountain redoubts with ground forces alone was beginning to look like a protracted and expensive task."
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