déblai

noun

The cavity from which the earth for a fortification's parapets, etc. (remblai), has been taken.

OriginFrench déblai →
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. datedfortificationThe cavity from which the earth for a fortification's parapets, etc. (remblai), has been taken.

Origin

  1. Frenchdéblai
  2. Englishdéblai

Borrowed from French déblai.

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

déblai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A9blai

MLA

“déblai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A9blai. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “déblai,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A9blai.

Source: déblai on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.