BOYAU

Etymology

Noun

boyau (plural boyaus)

(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.

A line, drawn winding about, in order to enclose several tracts of land, or to attack some works.

Anagrams

• Ayoub, Yoabu, bayou

Source: Wiktionary


Boy"au, n.; pl. Boyaux or Boyaus. Etym: [F. boyau gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a branch. See Bowel.] (Fort.)

Definition: A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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