chevrette

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noun

A machine for raising guns (such as a howitzer) or mortar into their carriages.

OriginFrench chevrette →
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Meanings

nounchevrette (plural chevrettes)

plural chevrettes

  1. historicalgovernmentA machine for raising guns (such as a howitzer) or mortar into their carriages.

Origin

  1. Frenchchevrette
  2. Englishchevrette

From French chevrette, diminutive of chèvre (“goat”). Compare chevron.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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