point d'appui
Britishnoun
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a support or prop
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(formerly) the base or rallying point for a military unit
Example Sentences
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Such things afford a point d'appui; for it is evidently of the essence of caricature to be reactionary.
From Picture and Text 1893 by James, Henry
Again we discern a point d’appui between him and Michael Angelo.
From William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work by Langridge, Irene
He was contemplating even then the invasion of India, and he was particularly anxious that he should possess a point d'appui beyond the passes on which his army could concentrate.
From Rulers of India: Akbar by Malleson, George Bruce
This I could prove beyond a single doubt, Were there a jot of sense among mankind; But till that point d'appui is found, alas!
From Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron
In opposition to these, the strangers residing in the Philippines established at Manila itself a lodge of the Scottish rite, as a point d’appui for the enemies of Spain.
From The Friars in the Philippines by Coleman, Ambrose
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