redout

A sudden reddening of the visual field accompanied by severe headache and caused by engorgement of the blood vessels of the head when a person is subjected to a negative force of gravity, as in stunt flying.

See redoubt.

In heraldry, bent in many angles: noting a cross with hooked extremities, in the form of the fylfot or swastika.

In fortification, a general name for nearly every class of works wholly inclosed and undefended by reëntering or flanking angles.

Synonyms See fortification.

A simplified and former spelling of redoubt.