tenaille
/ (tɛˈneɪl) /
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noun
fortifications a low outwork in the main ditch between two bastions
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Word Origin for tenaille
C16: from French, literally: tongs, from Late Latin tenācula, pl of tenaculum
Words nearby tenaille
tenaciously, tenacity, ten-acre block, tenaculum, Tenafly, tenaille, tenaim, tena koe, tena korua, tena koutou, tenancy
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