Meanings
adjectiveen flute (not comparable)
alternative en flûte
- not comparablenauticalWith some or all of her cannons removed.
Origin
- Frenchen flûte
- Englishen flute
From French en flûte; the empty ports on the hull of the ship look like the holes in a flute.
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en flute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20flute
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