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camonflet

camonflet noun: a small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners.

Noun

camonflet (plural camonflets)

  1. A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners.
    • the French were throwing camonflets or stink-pots into the city as a means of annoyance to its defenders.1855, The Friend: A Religious and Literary Journal

Forms of camonflet

pluralcamonflets

Origin of camonflet

French

Questions about camonflet

What does camonflet mean?
Camonflet means a small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners.
What part of speech is camonflet?
Camonflet is a noun.
What is the plural of camonflet?
The plural of camonflet is camonflets.

Words near camonflet in the dictionary

  1. camomile tea
  2. camomile teas
  3. camomiles
  4. camomille
  5. camonagrel
  6. camonflet
  7. camonflets
  8. Camonian
  9. Camono-an
  10. camoodi
  11. camoodie

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