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Blockhouse

An edifice or structure of heavy timbers or logs for military defense, having its sides loopholed for musketry, and often an upper story projecting over the lower, or so placed upon it as to have its sides make an angle wit the sides of the lower story, thus enabling the defenders to fire downward, and in all directions; -- formerly much used in America and Germany.

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Fastness 76% connected

The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness.

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A fastness; a fort or fortress; fortfield place; a place of security.

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Stress noun · 78% connection

(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of a…

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Armed forces noun · 78% connection

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edifice, structure, heavy, timbers, logs.
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Armed services noun · 78% connection

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991…

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Basement adjective · 78% connection

The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See Base, n.,…

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Bilateral adjective · 78% connection

Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two sides or two parties.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edifice, structure, heavy, timbers, logs.
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Boom noun · 78% connection

A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating aw…

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Build verb · 78% connection

To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to ma…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edifice, structure, heavy, timbers, logs.
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Building noun · 78% connection

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corne…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edifice, structure, heavy, timbers, logs.
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Bunk noun · 78% connection

A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edifice, structure, heavy, timbers, logs.
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Cant hook unknown · 78% connection

A wooden lever with a movable iron hook. hear the end; -- used for canting or turning over heavy logs, etc.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edifice, structure, heavy, timbers, logs.
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Converse noun · 78% connection

A proposition in which, after a conclusion from something supposed has been drawn, the order is inverted, making the conclusion the su…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edifice, structure, heavy, timbers, logs.
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Cradle noun · 78% connection

A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns,…

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Crib noun · 78% connection

A structure of logs to be anchored with stones; -- used for docks, pier, dams, etc.

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Edifice noun · 78% connection

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corne…

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Enmanche adjective · 78% connection

Resembling, or covered with, a sleeve; -- said of the chief when lines are drawn from the middle point of the upper edge upper edge to…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: edifice, structure, heavy, timbers, logs.
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Entresol noun · 78% connection

A low story between two higher ones, usually between the ground floor and the first story; mezzanine.

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Fabric noun · 78% connection

Framework; structure; edifice; building.

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Fish verb · 78% connection

To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end (two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank, timber, or plate to th…

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Futtock noun · 78% connection

One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked trans…

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