réduit

See also: reduït

English

Alternative forms

reduit

Etymology

French. Doublet of redoubt.

Noun

réduit (plural réduits)

1. (military, historical, fortifications) a fortified structure such as a citadel or a keep into which the defending troops can retreat when the outer defences are breached.

Translations

central or retired work within any other work

• Finnish: kavaljeeri (fi)

References

• “réduit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Trudie, erudit, rudite

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.dɥi/

• Audio (Canada):

  (file)

  (re.dzɥi)
• Rhymes: -ɥi

Participle

réduit (feminine réduite, masculine plural réduits, feminine plural réduites)

1. past participle of réduire

Verb

réduit

1. third-person singular present indicative of réduire

Noun

réduit m (plural réduits)

1. a cubbyhole
2. a recess, a nook

Synonyms

• alcôve
• niche
• recoin
• remise

Further reading

• “réduit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• érudit