rambade

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noun

The raised platform above the main artillery in the bow of the type of galley used from the 15th to the 19th century, used as a fighting platform and command post.

OriginFrench rambade →
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Meanings

nounrambade (plural rambades)

plural rambades

  1. nauticalThe raised platform above the main artillery in the bow of the type of galley used from the 15th to the 19th century, used as a fighting platform and command post.

Origin

  1. Frenchrambade
  2. Englishrambade

From French rambade, rambate. Compare with Italian rambata and Spanish arrumbada.

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Translations

French rambade
  • rambadenautical
Italian rambata
  • rambatanautical
Spanish arrumbada
  • arrumbadanautical
Swedish rambatt
  • rambattnautical
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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