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hausse

/(h)oʊs/

hausse noun: a kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm or cannon.

Noun

hausse (plural hausses)

  1. (historical) A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm or cannon.

Forms of hausse

pluralhausses

Origin of hausse

Borrowed from French hausse.

Questions about hausse

What does hausse mean?
Hausse means a kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm or cannon.
What part of speech is hausse?
Hausse is a noun.
How do you pronounce hausse?
Hausse is pronounced /(h)oʊs/.
What is the plural of hausse?
The plural of hausse is hausses.

Words near hausse in the dictionary

  1. Hausmans
  2. Hausner
  3. Hausners
  4. Hauss
  5. Haussa
  6. hausse
  7. hausse-col
  8. hausse-cols
  9. hausses
  10. Haussmann
  11. Haussmannian

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