boyau

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UK/ˈbwɑːjəʊ/UK/ˈbɔɪəʊ/

noun

A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.

OriginFrench boyau →
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Meanings

nounboyau (plural boyaus or boyaux)

plural boyaus · plural boyaux

  1. governmentA small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.
  2. A line, drawn winding about, in order to enclose several tracts of land, or to attack some works.

Origin

  1. Frenchboyau
  2. Englishboyau

Borrowed from French boyau. Doublet of bowel.

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Translations

French boyau
  • boyaupassage connecting two trenches

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

boyau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boyau

MLA

“boyau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boyau. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boyau,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boyau.

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