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blockhouse

small, isolated fortification in the form of a single building
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blockhouse

Summary

blockhouse is a type of building[1]. blockhouse draws 804 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_building category, ranking #22 of 101).[2]

Key Facts

  • blockhouse's instance of is recorded as type of building[3].
  • blockhouse is a type of fortification[4].
  • blockhouse is used for defense[5].
  • blockhouse's Commons category is recorded as Blockhouses[6].
  • blockhouse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blockhouses[7].
  • blockhouse's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[8].
  • blockhouse's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • blockhouse's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • blockhouse's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].

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Definition and Type

blockhouse's instance of is recorded as type of building[3]. blockhouse is a type of fortification[4].

Use and Application

blockhouse is used for defense[5].

Why It Matters

blockhouse draws 804 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_building category, ranking #22 of 101).[2] blockhouse has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] blockhouse is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · PMoitrel · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of building
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → fortification
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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