BATARDEAU

Ba`tar*deau", n. Etym: [F.]

1. A cofferdam. Brande & C.

2. (Mil.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 May 2023

CHAINED

(adjective) bound with chains; “enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones”; “prisoners in chains”


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