ECOUTE

e`coute", n. Etym: [F., a listening place.] (Mil.)

Definition: One of the small galleries run out in front of the glacis. They serve to annoy the enemy's miners.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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