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radeau

radeau noun: a float; a raft.

Noun

radeau (plural radeaus or radeaux)

  1. A float; a raft.
    • Then three vessels under sail, and one at anchor, above Split Rock, and behind it the radeau Thunderer, noted in the last year's naval fight.1859, Washington Irving, Life of Washington

Forms of radeau

pluralradeaus
pluralradeaux

Origin of radeau

Borrowed from French radeau.

Questions about radeau

What does radeau mean?
Radeau means a float; a raft.
What part of speech is radeau?
Radeau is a noun.
What is the plural of radeau?
The plural of radeau is radeaus.

Words near radeau in the dictionary

  1. raddles
  2. raddling
  3. raddlings
  4. Raddock
  5. rade
  6. radeau
  7. radeaus
  8. radeaux
  9. Radebaugh
  10. Radebaughs
  11. Radebeul

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