remblai (countable and uncountable, plural remblais)
earth or materials made into a bank after having been excavated
• Ambriel, Mirabel, balmier, lambier, mirable
Source: Wiktionary
Rem`blai" (rn`bl"), n. Etym: [F., fr. remblayer to fill up an excavation, to embank.] (Fort. & Engin.)
Definition: Earth or materials made into a bank after having been excavated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
