Meanings
nounéchappé (plural échappés)
plural échappés
- balletA movement performed in ballet involving a leap from both feet simultaneously.
A certain mystique has always been attached to his extraordinary leaps. “Suddenly a tremendous jump straight up, grand échappé, his legs firmly locked,” […]
1991, Peter F. Ostwald, Vaslav Nijinsky: A Leap Into Madness
Origin
Borrowed from French. Doublet of escapee.
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APA
échappé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9
MLA
“échappé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “échappé,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9.
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