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Webster 1913 Edition


Boyau


Boy′au

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Boyaux
or
Boyaus
.
[F.
boyau
gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a branch. See
Bowel
.]
(Fort.)
A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition


Boyau

BOY'AU

,
Noun.
boy'o. In fortification, a ditch covered with a parapet, serving as a communication between two trenches.

Definition 2024


boyau

boyau

English

Noun

boyau (plural boyaus)

  1. (military) A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.
  2. A line, drawn winding about, in order to enclose several tracts of land, or to attack some works.

Translations

References

  • (military definition) Military Earthworks Terms, Historic Landscape Initiative, National Park Service. URL accessed 2007-01-29.
  • (winding line definition) This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.

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French

Etymology

From Old French boiel, bouel, from Latin botellus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bwa.jo/

Noun

boyau m (plural boyaux)

  1. (anatomy) gut, intestine (of an animal, or, informally of a human)
  2. catgut, gut
  3. (military) communication trench, boyau

Synonyms

  • (gut): intestin
  • (catgut): cordes de boyau

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