à terre
[ French a -ter ]
/ French a ˈtɛr /
adverb Ballet.
on the ground.
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Origin of à terre
Borrowed into English from French around 1920–25
Words nearby à terre
Aten, Aten asteroid, atenolol, a tergo, Aterian, à terre, at every turn, at face value, take, at fault, at first, at first blush
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