redout
/ˈɹɛdaʊt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The situation where the body experiences a negative g-force sufficient to cause a blood flow from the lower parts of the body to the head.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Alternative form of redoubt (“military fortification”).
Example Sentences
- "The heart is unable to sufficiently regulate blood flow to prevent excess blood from flooding the brain's blood vessels and causing redout."
- "The entrances to the works through the gorge are protected by the traverses G. Closed fieldworks of this type usually designed for defense by one or two companies of infantry with machine guns are called redouts."