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sault

/ˈsɔːlt/US/suː/

sault noun: assault.

Noun (1)

sault (plural saults)

  1. (obsolete) Assault.

Noun (2)

sault (plural saults)

  1. (obsolete) A leap or jump, especially one made by a horse.
  2. (Canada, US) A waterfall; a rapid.

Forms of sault

pluralsaults

Origin of sault

Aphetic form of assault.

In the sense "jump (made by a horse)", from Middle French sault, saut (and in the sense "waterfall", from that word's Colonial-era descendant, 17th-century French sault, corresponding to modern French saut (“jump”)), from Latin saltus.

Phrases with sault

Words that rhyme with sault

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Questions about sault

What does sault mean?
Sault means assault.
What part of speech is sault?
Sault is a noun.
How do you pronounce sault?
Sault is pronounced /ˈsɔːlt/.
What is the plural of sault?
The plural of sault is saults.

Words near sault in the dictionary

  1. Saulsberry
  2. Saulsberrys
  3. Saulsbury
  4. Saulsburys
  5. Saulson
  6. sault
  7. Sault Sainte Marie
  8. Sault Ste. Marie
  9. Saulteaux
  10. Saulter
  11. Saulters

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