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Type of fortification
A blockhouse is a small fortification, usually consisting of one or more rooms with loopholes, allowing its defenders to fire in various directions. It
Blockhouse
Topics referred to by the same term
A blockhouse is a small, isolated fort in the form of a single building. Blockhouse or block house may also refer to: Blockhouse (Central Park), fort in
Blockhouse_(disambiguation)
1973 film by Clive Rees
The Blockhouse is a 1973 British survival drama film directed by Clive Rees and starring Peter Sellers, Charles Aznavour, Jeremy Kemp, Per Oscarsson, Peter
The_Blockhouse
Topics referred to by the same term
West Blockhouse may refer to a: West Blockhouse, a Palmerston Fort in Milford Haven West Blockhouse, a 16th-century fortification in Angle, Pembrokeshire
West_Blockhouse
Topics referred to by the same term
East Blockhouse may refer to: East Blockhouse, a Palmerston Fort in Milford Haven East Blockhouse, a 16th-century fortification in Angle, Pembrokeshire
East_Blockhouse
Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand
Blockhouse Bay is a residential suburb in the south west of Auckland, in New Zealand's North Island. It is sited on the northern coast of the Manukau Harbour
Blockhouse_Bay
Fort in New York City's Central Park
Blockhouse No. 1, colloquially known as The Blockhouse, is a small fort in the North Woods section of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. Finished
Blockhouse_No._1
Former military establishment in Gosport, Hampshire, England
Fort Blockhouse is a former military establishment in Gosport, Hampshire, England, and the final version of a complicated site. At its greatest extent
Fort_Blockhouse
Topics referred to by the same term
Blockhouse fort may refer to various blockhouse forts including: Blockhouse, Washington, a town named after a fort Fort Blockhouse, in Hampshire, England
Blockhouse_fort
Blockhouse
The Onehunga Blockhouse is a historic blockhouse located in the suburb of Onehunga in Auckland, New Zealand within the bounds of Jellicoe Park. Built
Onehunga_Blockhouse
Aliwal North Blockhouses (2) Broederstroom Blockhouse Burgersdorp Blockhouse Dewetsville Blockhouse Fort Harlech, Krugersdorp Hekpoort Blockhouse Hopetown
List of castles and fortifications in South Africa
List_of_castles_and_fortifications_in_South_Africa
19th-century fort in Pembrokeshire, Wales
West Blockhouse Fort is a mid-19th century coastal artillery fort at West Blockhouse Point, a rocky headland near Dale, Pembrokeshire, to the west of
West_Blockhouse_Fort
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
Blockhouse is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County. It was named after
Blockhouse,_Nova_Scotia
Fortifications in South Africa, 1899–1901
Aliwal North Blockhouses (2) Broederstroom Blockhouse Burgersdorp Blockhouse Dewetsville Blockhouse Fort Harlech, Krugersdorp Hekpoort Blockhouse Hopetown
British blockhouses of the Second Boer War
British_blockhouses_of_the_Second_Boer_War
United States historic place
The Tellico Blockhouse was an early American outpost located along the Little Tennessee River in what developed as Vonore, Monroe County, Tennessee. Completed
Tellico_Blockhouse
Topics referred to by the same term
Blockhaus may refer to : blockhouse, a small, isolated fort in the form of a single building to serve as a defensive strong point casemate, a fortified
Blockhaus
Blockhouse in New Brunswick, Canada
The St. Andrews Blockhouse is a blockhouse fortification in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. Built by nearby residents between 1812 and 1813 during
St._Andrews_Blockhouse
Former artillery fort in Kingston upon Hull in England
fort in Kingston upon Hull in England. Together with two supporting blockhouses, it defended the eastern side of the River Hull, and was constructed
Hull_Castle
Lighthouse
The Blockhouse Point Light is a lighthouse at Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on the western shore of Charlottetown Harbour. The present lighthouse
Blockhouse_Point_Light
Gravesend in Kent at a strategic point along the River Thames
Gravesend Blockhouse was an artillery fortification constructed as part of Henry VIII's Device plan of 1539, in response to fears of an imminent invasion
Gravesend_Blockhouse
Football club
formed from the merger of Blockhouse Bay (founded 1948) and Green Bay-Titirangi United (founded 1973) in 1998. Blockhouse Bay had been a prominent Auckland
Bay_Olympic_FC
Unincorporated community in Washington, US
Blockhouse is an unincorporated community in Klickitat County, in the U.S. state of Washington. Blockhouse had its start in the 1850s when a military fort
Blockhouse,_Washington
Artillery fortifications built to defend the southern coast of England by Henry VIII
The Device Forts, also known as Henrician castles and blockhouses, were a series of artillery fortifications built to defend the coast of England and
Device_Forts
log blockhouse was removed from Fort Lincoln, Kansas, (see Fort Lincoln (Kansas)) and was relocated to the town of Fort Scott, Kansas. This blockhouse was
Fort_Lincoln_blockhouse
Village in Ontario, Canada
lift of 25 ft (7.6 m). On the south side of the locks there is the old blockhouse, which has been restored by Parks Canada as a tourist site and museum
Merrickville–Wolford
United States historic place
Blockhouse Site is a historic blockhouse located near Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built about 1756, as a dogtrot log cabin, with two rooms
Blockhouse_Site
United States historic place
a blockhouse at the site, which they used as a base until 1793 when federal troops arrived. Between 1793 and 1796, the Southwest Point Blockhouse was
Fort_Southwest_Point
The Device Forts, also known as Henrician castles and blockhouses, were a series of artillery fortifications built to defend the coast of England and
List_of_Device_Forts
34194°W / 45.06889; -73.34194 Lacolle Mills Blockhouse (French: Blockhaus de la Rivière-Lacolle) is a blockhouse and museum located alongside the Lacolle
Lacolle_Mills_Blockhouse
Miller's Blockhouse to the history of Pennsylvania. The actual site of the blockhouse is 3 miles (4.8 km) north. Rice's Fort was a fortified blockhouse in present-day
List of forts in Washington County, Pennsylvania
List_of_forts_in_Washington_County,_Pennsylvania
Scheduled monument in Scilly, UK
The Old Blockhouse, also known as the Dover Fort, is a 16th-century fortification on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. It was built between
Old_Blockhouse
Season of television series
the Blockhouse moving all housemates into the Glasshouse. Until Day 29, when the house reopened. On Day 78, Big Brother closed again the Blockhouse, all
Big Brother (German TV series) season 13
Big_Brother_(German_TV_series)_season_13
Device Fort in Falmouth, England
invasion of England seemed unlikely. Basic defences, based around simple blockhouses and towers, existed in the south-west and along the Sussex coast, with
Pendennis_Castle
State park in Florida, United States
Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park is a state park located in Volusia County, Florida. It features the Addison Blockhouse, a small coquina rock ruin
Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park
Addison_Blockhouse_Historic_State_Park
Public park in Manhattan, New York
several blockhouse fortifications were built in the area. The first such fort was built in what is now Central Park, and three other blockhouses numbered
Morningside_Park_(Manhattan)
The Lawrence blockhouses were a series of blockhouses built in the spring of 1864 in Lawrence, Kansas, to provide defensive structures in case of attack
Lawrence_blockhouses
Town in Ontario, Canada
of the Gananoque Blockhouse was started, with completion in 1813. It had an octagonal log parapet containing five guns. The blockhouse was abandoned after
Gananoque
Device Forts built by King Henry VIII
and West Blockhouses were Device Forts built by King Henry VIII in 1539 to protect the harbour of Milford Haven in Wales. The two blockhouses were positioned
East_and_West_Blockhouses
Blockhouse, fort in Upper Hutt, New Zealand
The Upper Hutt Blockhouse also known as the Wallaceville Blockhouse is a 19th-century American-style military blockhouse situated in Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Upper_Hutt_Blockhouse
United States historic place
The Burnsed Blockhouse (also known as the Carl Brown House) is a historic site originally located north of Sanderson, Florida, United States, off Jacksonville
Burnsed_Blockhouse
Redoubt in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Fort Pitt Block House (sometimes called Bouquet's Blockhouse or Bouquet's Redoubt) is a historic building in Point State Park in the city of Pittsburgh
Fort_Pitt_Block_House
Museum in Ontario, Canada
three buildings on the site: the Ermatinger Old Stone House, the Clergue Blockhouse, and the Heritage Discovery Centre. The Ermatinger and Clergue houses
Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site
Ermatinger_Clergue_National_Historic_Site
U.S. state
Rogers Memorial Museums, historic sites, and archaeological sites Addison Blockhouse Cedar Key Museum Constitution Convention Museum Forest Capital Museum
Florida
United States historic place
The Jireh Bull Blockhouse (RI-926, also known as the Jireh Bull Garrison House or Jireh Bull Block House) is an historic archaeological site on Middlebridge
Jireh_Bull_Blockhouse
The Gibraltar Point Blockhouse was a blockhouse that was originally built in 1794 and was located on Gibraltar Point at the western end of the Toronto
Gibraltar_Point_Blockhouse
Blockhouse, and a ring of six other blockhouses -- to guard the approaches to Toronto in case there was another rebellion. The Sherbourne Blockhouse was
Sherbourne_Blockhouse
Amsterdam) is a fort and a blockhouse in Hila town, Leihitu Subdistrict, Central Maluku Regency, Ambon Island, Indonesia. The blockhouse was built in 1637 by
Fort_Amsterdam,_Ambon
US Marine Corps gunnery sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient (1916–1945)
the invasion of Iwo Jima, after he led the charge to destroy a Japanese blockhouse and while leading a Marine tank under fire safely through a minefield
John_Basilone
Fort in present-day Pennsylvania, U.S.
the northwest blockhouse of the fort. This blockhouse burned in 1852. In 1880, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania reconstructed the blockhouse at Second and
Fort_Presque_Isle
Historic site in Ontario, Canada
The Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Blockhouse is a National Historic Site of Canada located in Ontario on Bois Blanc Island, one of the islands in the
Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Blockhouse
Bois_Blanc_Island_Lighthouse_and_Blockhouse
United States historic place
The Swaggerty Blockhouse is a historic structure near Parrottsville, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The structure was originally believed to have been
Swaggerty_Blockhouse
Small fortification with holes through which soldiers can fire ranged weapons
A pillbox is a type of blockhouse, or concrete dug-in guard-post, often camouflaged, normally equipped with loopholes through which defenders can fire
Pillbox_(military)
Artillery fort at Coalhouse Point in Essex, England
and four gunners. The blockhouse may have been altered in 1545 but in 1553 it was disarmed. Although the corresponding blockhouse at Gravesend continued
Coalhouse_Fort
United States historic place
1754, during the French and Indian War, only a single blockhouse survives. The oldest blockhouse in the United States, it is preserved as Fort Halifax
Fort_Halifax_(Maine)
Air defense towers used by Nazi Germany
towers (German: Flaktürme) were large, above-ground, anti-aircraft gun blockhouse towers constructed by Nazi Germany. "Flak" is short for anti-aircraft
Flak_tower
Historic site in Ontario, Canada
were added onto the blockhouses to give them a more refined appearance. Blockhouse 1 and 3 are square-shaped whereas Blockhouse 2 is a large, rectangular-shaped
Fort_George,_Ontario
United States historic place
by the State of Maine as Fort McClary State Historic Site, including a blockhouse dating from 1844. Coastal defenses on the site date to the late 17th century
Fort_McClary
visited. Devil's Point Blockhouse is on the headland opposite Mount Edgecumbe and the exterior can be viewed. Firestone Bay Blockhouse at Stonehouse may also
Fortifications_of_Plymouth
Archaeological site in Cushing, Maine, US
palisaded stone blockhouse built in 1753 by Benjamin Burton, an Irish immigrant who came to what was then a frontier area in 1751. Burton's blockhouse was one
Benjamin_Burton_Garrison_Site
United States historic place
Royal Blockhouse is a historic archaeological site located near Moreau, Saratoga County, New York. It was the site of a three-story, 90-feet square, blockhouse
Royal_Blockhouse
United States historic place
officers, as well as two blockhouses on the northwestern and southeastern corners. A replica of the southeastern blockhouse was begun in 1928 based on
Fort_Benjamin_Hawkins
Former shore establishment of the Royal Navy
named HMS Dolphin was the Royal Naval shore establishment sited at Fort Blockhouse in Gosport. Dolphin was the home of the Royal Navy Submarine Service from
HMS Dolphin (shore establishment)
HMS_Dolphin_(shore_establishment)
Military campaign during the Chinese Civil War
implemented a policy of gradual advance fortified by the construction of blockhouses, aiming to systematically isolate and annihilate Communist-controlled
Fifth encirclement campaign against the Jiangxi Soviet
Fifth_encirclement_campaign_against_the_Jiangxi_Soviet
Type of fortress in Arab or Islamic regions
Arabic word, can also refer to a settlement, a fort, a watchtower, or a blockhouse. The term qasaba was historically flexible but it essentially denotes
Kasbah
Launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
platform, umbilical tower, mobile service tower, fueling facilities, and a blockhouse. Two steel flame deflectors were mounted on rails to allow placement beneath
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 34
Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_34
Fortification in England
Tilbury Blockhouse, is an artillery fort on the north bank of the River Thames in England. The earliest version of the fort, comprising a small blockhouse with
Tilbury_Fort
1899–1902 war in South Africa
armoured trains and established fortified blockhouses at key points along most lines. They built additional blockhouses (each housing between six to eight soldiers
Second_Boer_War
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
church was declared a provincial heritage site in 1996. A Second Boer War blockhouse overlooking the town, commonly known as the Sentinel was declared a provincial
Burgersdorp
Historic British fort in present-day Pittsburgh, PA, USA during the Seven Years' War
fort were filled in. A redoubt, a small brick outbuilding called the Blockhouse, survives in Point State Park as the sole remnant of Fort Pitt. Erected
Fort_Pitt_(Pennsylvania)
Historic British garrison in Toronto, Canada
earthwork walls and eight historical buildings within them, including two blockhouses. The fort forms a part of Fort York National Historic Site, a 16.6 ha
Fort_York
Former launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Launch of Liberty Bell 7 (MR-4) Blockhouse (2010) Firing button (2010) LC-5 with display Redstone (2010) LC 5&6 blockhouse (now museum) Cape Canaveral Space
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5
Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_5
Football club
of the National League in 1970. That year they lost the Chatham Cup to Blockhouse Bay after a replay, but achieved success for the second time in their
Western_Suburbs_FC
River in New York, United States
meaning "swamp" in Dutch. Krum Kill Hunger Kill East Branch Hunger Kill Blockhouse Creek Kaikout Kill Bozen Kill Wolf Creek Bonny Brook Indian House Creek
Normans_Kill
1968 film by Stanley Kubrick
nerve center ... with much the same frenetic atmosphere as a Cape Kennedy blockhouse during the final stages of Countdown." The only scene not filmed in a
2001:_A_Space_Odyssey
Overviews of forts
St. Joseph Fort Wellington Fort York Gibraltar Point Blockhouse New Fort York Sherbourne Blockhouse Fort Amherst Citadel of Montreal Citadelle of Quebec
List_of_forts
City in West Virginia, United States
Keyser (/ˈkaɪ.zər/) is a city in and the county seat of Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Cumberland micropolitan area. The
Keyser,_West_Virginia
Historic NRHP launch site
The GAPA Launch Site and Blockhouse near Knolls in Tooele County, Utah dates from 1946. It is a work of the Boeing Airplane Co. Facilities Dept. It was
GAPA Launch Site and Blockhouse
GAPA_Launch_Site_and_Blockhouse
The Blockhouse of Boston was a pioneering art and design cooperative of alumni from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, Massachusetts that opened
The_Blockhouse_of_Boston
Defensive military storage fortification
other attacks. Bunkers are almost always underground, in contrast to blockhouses which are mostly above ground. They were used extensively in World War
Bunker
Historic site in Wanganui, New Zealand
The Cameron Blockhouse is a timber blockhouse in Wanganui, New Zealand, built during the New Zealand Wars in the mid-19th century. It is a rare surviving
Cameron_Blockhouse
Castle in Cornwall, England
protected in the previous century with two blockhouses positioned along the river's edge—the Fowey and Polruan blockhouses—and a boom chain strung between them
St_Catherine's_Castle
1856 Battle of the Puget Sound War & Yakima War in Seattle, Washington
settlers. Assisted by marines from the Decatur, they had constructed a blockhouse from lumber originally intended for shipment to San Francisco. Days before
Battle_of_Seattle_(1856)
Historic US military computer and radar network
deployments in 1961 (out of 46 originally planned)." The completed Minot AFB blockhouse received an AN/FSQ-7, but never received the FSQ-8 (the April 1, 1959
Semi-Automatic Ground Environment
Semi-Automatic_Ground_Environment
Archaeological site in Arkansas, United States
park was established on October 14, 1979, and features a reconstructed blockhouse, boat launch, hiking trails, restrooms, picnic areas, pavilion, handicapped
Cadron_Settlement_Park
Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
for the western theatre of the war. A small brick building called the Blockhouse—actually an outbuilding known as a redoubt—remains in Point State Park
Point_State_Park
Pennsylvania. She led the defense of a small, isolated fort, Miller's Blockhouse, against a Shawnee attack, for more than twenty-four hours in 1782 while
Anne_Hupp
Fort in colonial Pennsylvania, USA
"I am of the opinion that no other means of defense than a chain of blockhouses along or near the south side of the Kittatinny Mountains from the Susquehanna
Fort_Lyttleton_(Pennsylvania)
1927–1949 civil war in China
systematic encirclement of the Jiangxi Soviet region with fortified blockhouses. The blockhouse strategy was devised and implemented in part by newly hired Nazi
Chinese_Civil_War
Secret place for sanctuary
the Germans include Philip Slier and his extended family and friends. Blockhouse Citadel Closed city Gated community Hideout (disambiguation) Refuge Retreat
Safe_house
Lost No further information available. 135 Attaque d'un poste anglais Attack of an English Blockhouse 1897 (1897) Lost No further information available.
List of reconstructed actualities by Georges Méliès
List_of_reconstructed_actualities_by_Georges_Méliès
2010 British preschool TV animated series
Scott Art. Retrieved 11 December 2023. Arrant, Chris (21 November 2011). "Blockhouse TV Releases Second "Jack and Holly" DVD". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 11 December
Jack_and_Holly
Mountain overlooking Cape Town, South Africa
ordered three blockhouses to be built on Table Mountain: the King's blockhouse, Duke of York blockhouse (later renamed Queen's blockhouse) and the Prince
Table_Mountain
New Zealand entomologist (1970–2024)
latter years he was based at the Whau River Catchment Trust offices at the Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club in Auckland, and had told acquaintances that he thought
Stephen_E._Thorpe
Hamlet in New York, United States
crossing to Closter, farther south. In 1780 George Washington ordered a blockhouse to be built at Snedens Landing to serve as a guard for the ferry service
Palisades,_New_York
16th-century fortification in England
Milton Blockhouse was an artillery fortification constructed as part of Henry VIII's Device plan of 1539, in response to fears of an imminent invasion
Milton_Blockhouse
Launch site in Florida
of Cape Canaveral, close to Launch Complex 5, with which it shared a blockhouse. With LC-5, it was the location of the first tests of the mobile launch
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 6
Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_6
Canal in Canada
home for lockmaster; restored in 1960s to original blockhouse configuration. Rideau Narrows Blockhouse – built by William H. Tett it was also altered in
Rideau_Canal
Defensive structure; typically a fence or wall made from wooden stakes
Yett Zwinger Modern Early modern Abwurfdach Arsenal Barricade Bastion Blockhouse Breastwork Canal Caponier Casemate Cavalier Counterguard Couvreface Coupure
Palisade
Island in Canada
British government. A fort (Saint Helen Island Fort), powderhouse and blockhouse were built on the island as defences for the city, in consequence of the
Saint_Helen's_Island
United States historic place
as a vital outpost for soldiers. Fort Dobbs' primary structure was a blockhouse with log walls, surrounded by a shallow ditch, and by 1759, a palisade
Fort_Dobbs_(North_Carolina)
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Treasure of light, Another name for the Sun
Biblical
her idol; she that is governed or subdued; a spouse,mistress
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu, Traditional
Large-eared Lord
Girl/Female
Irish Italian
Princess.
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
Princess; Form of Sarah
Female
Slovene
Slovene form of Latin Mariana, MARJANA means "like Marius."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Telfer.Americanized form of the Italian family name Taliaferro (cognate with 1), from tagliare ‘to cut’ + ferro ‘iron’, probably applied as a nickname for a metal worker or a fierce fighter (see genealogical note).The Virginia family of Taliaferro (pronounced Tolliver) are descended from London-born Robert Taliaferro or Tolliver, who settled in VA by 1647. He was the grandson of a Venetian, Bartholomew Taliaferro, who had settled in London by 1562. Between 1651 and 1673 Robert patented several sizeable holdings in Gloucester Co., England. He married Sarah Grimes, the daughter of an Anglican priest, and had one daughter and four sons, all of whom produced large and prosperous families.
Girl/Female
Indian
Walking with proud, Swinging gait, Pretty
Girl/Female
Muslim
Imtelligence
Girl/Female
English
Noble or glorious.
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n.
A little fort; a blockhouse.
n.
A house of squared logs.
n.
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.