chomage
chomage noun: a period when a mill, factory, etc. stands still or idle.
Noun
chomage (countable and uncountable, plural chomages)
- A period when a mill, factory, etc. stands still or idle.
- For many generations the canal was regularly dried once a year, for an interval of a month or six weeks, for the purpose of repairs. These chomages, as they are called, now, however, take place only once in two or in three years.1851, The Farmer's Magazine, page 536
Forms of chomage
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Origin of chomage
Borrowed from French chômage.
Questions about chomage
- What does chomage mean?
- Chomage means a period when a mill, factory, etc. stands still or idle.
- What part of speech is chomage?
- Chomage is a noun.
- What is the plural of chomage?
- The plural of chomage is chomages.
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