étape

[ ey-tap; French ey-tap ]

noun

, Military.

, plural é·tapes [ey-, taps, ey-, tap].

1. a place where troops camp after a day's march.
2. a day's march.
3. Archaic. supplies issued to troops during a march.

Word History and Origins

Origin of étape¹

< French; Middle French estaple < Middle Dutch stapel warehouse; staple ²

Example Sentences

One day we nearly ran over an old woman, and another time almost dashed into an etape.

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