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Webster 1913 Edition
Batardeau
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Baˊtar-deau′
,Noun.
[F.]
1.
A cofferdam.
Brande & C.
2.
(Mil.)
A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall.
Definition 2024
batardeau
batardeau
English
Noun
batardeau (plural batardeaus)
- A cofferdam.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Brande & C. to this entry?)
- (military) A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall.