Vauban

American

[voh-bahn] / voʊˈbɑ̃ /

noun

Sébastien le Prestre de 1633–1707, French military engineer and marshal.

Vauban British

/ vobɑ̃ /

noun

Sébastien Le Prestre de (sebastjɛ̃ lə prɛtrə də). 1633–1707, French military engineer and marshal, who greatly developed the science of fortification and devised novel siege tactics using a series of parallel trenches

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The Spanish telecommunications infrastructure company said Friday that its French subsidiary entered into an agreement with digital platform Vauban Infra Fibre to sell data-center operator Towerlink France for 391 million euros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

"I won't give up," she told thousands of flag-waving supporters in Place Vauban, close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

A few blocks away, tension was palpable on the Place Vauban, near the National Assembly, where hundreds of mostly young protesters had gathered.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023

Steeped in absurdist ideas, the existentialist comedy presents the actress as Caterine Vauban, a sort of antagonist whose nihilistic views on life go against widespread optimism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2021

In Grand Givet there are a church and a town-hall built by Vauban, and a statue of the composer �tienne M�hul stands in the fine square named after him.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

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