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déblai

déblai noun: the cavity from which the earth for a fortification's parapets, etc. (remblai), has been taken.

Noun

déblai

  1. (dated) The cavity from which the earth for a fortification's parapets, etc. (remblai), has been taken.

Origin of déblai

Borrowed from French déblai.

Questions about déblai

What does déblai mean?
Déblai means the cavity from which the earth for a fortification's parapets, etc. (remblai), has been taken.
What part of speech is déblai?
Déblai is a noun.

Words near déblai in the dictionary

  1. dæmonomania
  2. dæmons
  3. dès vu
  4. débacle
  5. débacles
  6. déblai
  7. débonnaire
  8. débouché
  9. débouchés
  10. débride
  11. débrided

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