Vauban
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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From Marshal Vauban, whose belt of fortified cities protected Louis XIV’s France, to Baron Haussmann, who created boulevard-lined Paris for Napoleon III, the French have always shown administrative genius in their national building campaigns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
A few blocks away, tension was palpable on the Place Vauban, near the National Assembly, where hundreds of mostly young protesters had gathered.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
Irish Champion Hurdle winner State Man and stablemate Vauban are next in the betting for the Festival's leading trainer Willie Mullins.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2023
Steeped in absurdist ideas, the existentialist comedy presents the actress as Caterine Vauban, a sort of antagonist whose nihilistic views on life go against widespread optimism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
The idea had occurred to Vauban, who added to the permanent defences of Toulon a large camp defended by field parapets attached to one side of the fortress.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
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