(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses
source: WordNet 3.0
an entrenched stronghold or refuge
source: WordNet 3.0
A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and positions in hostile territory.
source: Webster 1913
verb
To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread.
