foudroyant
striking as with lightning; sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning; dazzling.
Pathology. (of disease) beginning in a sudden and severe form.
Origin of foudroyant
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How to use foudroyant in a sentence
The helm was eased a little, and the ship sheered nearer to le foudroyant.
The Two Admirals | J. Fenimore CooperThe foudroyant's superior manœuvring enabled her to commence the engagement by a raking fire.
The expedition was destroyed, and the foudroyant had the whole honour of the victory.
The foudroyant, on that melancholy occasion, had been astern of the Victory, the admiral's ship.
The foudroyant, which was taken into the service, was looked upon for many years as the finest ship in the British Navy.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves | W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for foudroyant
/ (fuːˈdrɔɪənt) /
(of a disease) occurring suddenly and with great severity
rare stunning, dazzling, or overwhelming
Origin of foudroyant
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