radeau

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noun

A float; a raft.

OriginFrench radeau →
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Meanings

nounradeau (plural radeaus or radeaux)

plural radeaus · plural radeaux

  1. A float; a raft.

    Then three vessels under sail, and one at anchor, above Split Rock, and behind it the radeau Thunderer, noted in the last year's naval fight.

    1859, Washington Irving, Life of Washington

Origin

  1. Frenchradeau
  2. Frenchradeau
  3. Englishradeau

Borrowed from French radeau.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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