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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Stormont had been reading to her—they having found, after the half shy tentatives of new friends, a point d'appui in literature.
From The Flaming Jewel by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
The result is well known, Canada became English, the northern point d'appui of the system was lost, and the Ohio was no longer under their control.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
This situation was bad enough as point d'appui for an advance; to resist a counter-attack or raid it was deplorable.
From The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry by Rose, Geoffrey Keith
Now, Mark wished devoutly that the idea of that dimple as a sort of point d'appui had never entered his thoughts, but there was the regrettable fact.
From Enter Bridget by Cobb, Thomas
At this period, St. Augustine assumed much importance as a depot and point d'appui for the British forces in their operations against the Southern States; and very considerable forces were at times assembled.
From The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 by Fairbanks, George R.
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