hausse

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/(h)oʊs/

noun

A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm or cannon.

OriginFrench hausse →
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Meanings

nounhausse (plural hausses)

plural hausses

  1. historicalgovernmentA kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm or cannon.

Origin

  1. Frenchhausse
  2. Frenchhausse
  3. Englishhausse

Borrowed from French hausse.

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Cite this entry
APA

hausse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hausse

MLA

“hausse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hausse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hausse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hausse.

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