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passerelle

passerelle noun: a gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.

Noun

passerelle (plural passerelles)

  1. A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
  2. A semicircular ramp or catwalk that extends from the stage of a theater around the orchestra pit.

Forms of passerelle

pluralpasserelles

Origin of passerelle

Borrowed from French passerelle.

Questions about passerelle

What does passerelle mean?
Passerelle means a gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
What part of speech is passerelle?
Passerelle is a noun.
What is the plural of passerelle?
The plural of passerelle is passerelles.

Words near passerelle in the dictionary

  1. passer-by
  2. passer-bys
  3. passer-through
  4. passerby
  5. passerbys
  6. passerelle
  7. passerelles
  8. passerid
  9. passeridan
  10. passerids
  11. passeriform

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