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blockhouse

blockhouse [ blók howss ] (plural blockhouses [ blók howziz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. small, easily defended building: a small military building with apertures to fire through, used as part of a defensive system or an observation post

2. wooden fort: formerly in North America, a fort constructed from heavy wooden beams

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