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Blockhouses

Scope note

Fortified log structures with loopholes or ports in their sides which permit gunfire in all directions. DAC

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30006938

Broader Terms used

<military security buildings>

Term used for

block houses
houses, block

Equivalent Terms used

blockhouse

Created

13yrs ago

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