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crémaillère

crémaillère noun: an indented or zigzagging line of entrenchment used in fortification.

Noun

crémaillère (plural crémaillères)

  1. An indented or zigzagging line of entrenchment used in fortification.

Forms of crémaillère

pluralcrémaillères

Origin of crémaillère

Borrowed from French crémaillère.

Questions about crémaillère

What does crémaillère mean?
Crémaillère means an indented or zigzagging line of entrenchment used in fortification.
What part of speech is crémaillère?
Crémaillère is a noun.
What is the plural of crémaillère?
The plural of crémaillère is crémaillères.

Words near crémaillère in the dictionary

  1. crèmey
  2. crèming
  3. Crèvecœur-le-Grand
  4. Crèvecœur-le-Petit
  5. Crécy
  6. crémaillère
  7. crémaillères
  8. crémant
  9. crémants
  10. crémeux
  11. crénelé

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